Biden to select Deb Haaland as interior secretary, the first Native American to hold that position, if confirmed
Rebecca Morin and Ledyard King, USA TODAY
Rep. Deb Haaland expected to become Interior Secretary, first Native American to hold seat
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President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Rep. Deb Haaland to be secretary of the Interior. If confirmed, she will be the first Native American to serve in that position.
The Department of the Interior is home to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Haaland, 59, D-N.M., is an enrolled citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna Native American tribe and serves on the House Natural Resources Committee. She was one of the first two Native American women elected to the United States Congress, the other being Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan.