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Native leadership for the US Department of the Interior
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez called it a “truly a historic and unprecedented day for all Indigenous people.”
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President-elect Joe Biden has chosen U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior. If confirmed by the Senate, the New Mexico Democrat would make history as the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary.
Haaland, who is from the Pueblos of Laguna and Jemez, became one of the first two Native women elected to Congress in 2018.
The Interior Department is tasked with protecting the nation’s
Rep Haaland nominated for Interior Secretary; would be first Native American in a cabinet position - The Cherokee One Feather
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Native Leadership for the U S Department of the Interior
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