Tyson Foods is a place where anyone can find a home, no matter where you come from. Over the past two years, we’ve invested more than $2.4 million to support immigrant team members and provide free legal and citizenship services. We’ve helped more than 500 team members become citizens in the last six months and provided counseling for more than 2,000 team members on other immigration issues.

For my Cherokee People and others of the Five Civilized Tribes, Thanksgiving means something more than abundant food and much anticipated football games. For indigenous people, Thanksgiving often means reflecting on our history in this country. Before any of the early European settlers came to what is now known as the United States, indigenous people had been here for thousands of years.

Earlier this month, The American Lawyer named Tyson’s Chief Administrative Officer, Amy Tu, its 2022 “Champion of Diversity.” I was fortunate to join several of my Tyson Foods colleagues in attending the American Lawyer Industry Awards and accept the award on Amy’s behalf. The Champion of Diversity award – given to only one recipient each year – recognizes Amy’s tireless work to “move the needle for underrepresented groups in the legal industry.”