'My hair is part of my spirit...Your 'fun' hurt,' Tara Houska tweeted after the incident
to the “middle-aged blonde woman who had casually used her authority to dehumanize and disrespect [her]” how she felt, she did not receive the response she was looking for.
To further understand the situation, Cliff Van Leuven, TSA’s Federal Security Director for Minnesota, reached out to Houska. “TSA holds its employees to the highest standards of professional conduct and any type of improper behavior is taken seriously,” it continued. He continued that during his “very pleasant” phone call with Houska, she asked that TSA “take the chance to continue to educate our staff about the many Native American Tribes/Bands in our state and region to better understand their culture.”As a frequent traveler, Houska told Van Leuven, she has never had an issue in Minnesota, which is why the incident took her by “surprise.”
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