Single mom Deb Haaland pipped to become first Native American Interior Secretary: Report
Her nomination comes on the back of a wave of support from leading Democrats, Hollywood celebrities, environmentalists and tribal leaders.
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LOS ANGELES: A single mother who overcame alcoholism, poverty and prejudice to become one of the United States first Native American Congresswomen, Deb Haaland capped a remarkable rise Thursday with her nomination as the nation s next interior secretary.
If confirmed, her historic appointment by President-elect Joe Biden as the first indigenous cabinet secretary would see Haaland run the agency responsible for roughly one-fifth of land in the United States - including its many tribal reservations.
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Deb Haaland hails from New Mexico s Laguna Pueblo tribe and once started a salsa dip company to support herself and young daughter as she attended law school Stephen Maturen Text size
A single mother who overcame alcoholism, poverty and prejudice to become one of the United States first Native American congresswomen, Deb Haaland capped a remarkable rise Thursday with her nomination as the nation s next interior secretary.
If confirmed, her historic appointment by President-elect Joe Biden as the first indigenous cabinet secretary would see Haaland run the agency responsible for roughly one-fifth of land in the United States including its many tribal reservations.
Native American Haaland caps rise with Cabinet nod
AFP, LOS ANGELES
A single mother who overcame alcoholism, poverty and prejudice to become one of the US’ first Native American lawmakers, Deb Haaland capped a remarkable rise on Thursday with her nomination as the nation’s next secretary of the interior.
If confirmed, her historic appointment by US president-elect Joe Biden as the first indigenous Cabinet secretary would see Haaland run the agency responsible for about one-fifth of land in the US including its many tribal reservations.
Haaland, 60, who hails from New Mexico’s Laguna Pueblo tribe and once started a company that made salsa dip to support herself and her young daughter as she struggled through law school, has just won re-election to a second term in the US Congress.
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