Native American passenger Tara Houska accepts the TSA's apology for her treatment at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. She asks for staff education and empathy.
“I was really offended,” Houska told the Star Tribune. I asked her if she was done with my hair, andHouska tweeted that when she confronted the “middle-aged blonde woman who had casually used her authority to dehumanize and disrespect me,” she said it was “Houska did not object to the pat-down of her braids, which happens frequently when she travels.
“Did it actually happen? Yes. Exactly as described? Yes,” Van Leuven told TSA employees in an email obtained by NBC affiliate KARE-TV. “Iduring the screening of her braids. We had a very pleasant conversation. She reiterated that she doesn’t want the officer to get in trouble, but she is hoping we’ll 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.” He added: “We’ll learn from this.
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