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(USA Today) — President Obama has a Crow Nation Indian name: One Who Helps People Throughout the Land.

While the president told today’s White House Tribal Nations Conference that he is honored by the tribute, he joked that wife Michelle Obama suggested an alternate name: “One Who Isn’t Picking Up His Shoes and His Socks.”

“But I like the first name better,” Obama said to the meeting of Native American tribes from across the country. “And I want you to know that I’m working very hard to live up to that name.”

To that end, Obama focused on the goals of improving education, expanding health care, fighting crime, and creating jobs.

The president also won applause conference members when he announced that his administration would support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

“Over the past year my administration has worked hard to strengthen the relationship between our nations,” Obama said. “And together, we have developed a comprehensive strategy to help meet the challenges facing Native American communities.”

The president also noted he signed a recent resolution acknowledging “broken promises and grave injustices against the First Americans.”