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Arizona PBS March 15, 2021 Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., at a campaign event in February 2020. Haaland, one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress, will be the first Native American to run a Cabinet agency after the Senate confirmed her nomination to be the next secretary of Interior. (Photo by Ellen Macdonald/Creative Commons) WASHINGTON – The Senate Monday confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as the next Interior secretary, a historic vote that makes her the first Native American to head a Cabinet agency. The confirmation came over the objection of Senate Republicans, particularly those representing Western states dependent on fossil fuels, who have called Haaland an environmental extremist.

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Senate makes history by confirming Haaland as first Native American Interior secretary

Senate makes history by confirming Haaland as first Native American Interior secretary
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Sen Mark Kelly joins AZ tribes in call for Deb Haaland confirmation

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article incorrectly described Rep. Deb Haaland’s status. In 2018, she was one of the first two Indigenous women elected to Congress in the continental U.S. As a growing number of tribal and Native community leaders rally around Interior Secretary-designate Deb Haaland, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly said he would vote to confirm her when the Senate takes up the nomination. Haaland, a New Mexico Democrat, was one of the first two enrolled female tribal members in the continental U.S. to be elected to Congress and would be the first Indigenous Interior secretary if her nomination is confirmed. A member of Laguna Pueblo who says she’s a 35th generation New Mexican, she had recently been sworn in for her second term in Congress.

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Indian Country is excited about the first Native American secretary of the interior – and the promise she has for addressing issues of importance to all Americans

Indian Country is excited about the first Native American secretary of the interior – and the promise she has for addressing issues of importance to all Americans
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Indian Country is excited about the first Native American secretary of the interior - and the promise she has for addressing issues of importance to all Americans

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