Best Buy Fiscal Year 2022 ESG Report | 52 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion . Best Buy is proud to celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November alongside our employees and customers. It’s an opportunity to recognize and share the history, culture, traditions and contributions of Indigenous people. They comprise a rich and diverse community, with 574 federally recognized tribes across the U.S. We talked to some of the leaders from our new Indigenous Employee Resource Group to learn more about what the month — and their Indigenous heritage — means to them. Indigenous heritage ‘means everything’ to these Best Buy employees. Saraphina Scott, Geek Squad Manager (Albuquerque, New Mexico): It gives me purpose, encouragement and a sense of belonging in anything and everything I do in my life. An example of that would be our Navajo clan system. The way it works is that you are born, you are born with four clans. First is your mother, second is your father, third is your maternal grandfather’s and fourth is your paternal grandfather’s clan. For me, this lets me know I have a family all over, and it helps me especially when I’m feeling a bit homesick. Che Jim, Certified Appliance Advisor (Carmel, Indiana): It means everything to me. It means I carry with me a connection to this land, and this environment that is deeper and more personal. World cultures are developed over thousands of years. And they are entirely shaped by the environment they were developed in. My Indigenous language, customs and perspectives that were passed down to me from my parents and ancestors were literally born on this soil. They were not brought here or adopted here. They were born here. That means so much to me, and it’s something I remind myself of every day. It’s my entire being! Tracy Brown, Marketing Lead (Richfield, Minnesota): It means I am here. It means I am strong, resilient and special. I feel proud to be a part of something bigger than America. My ancestors were literally here before anyone else, living their lives, and the government tried to eradicate this “problem.” It makes me angry to think of that, but I grew up on the reservation and was just existing, living my life as anyone else. It is who I am. I didn’t feel different until I moved out of my community.