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U.S. Supreme Court sympathetic to Native Alaskans in COVID-19 aid dispute By Lawrence Hurley FILE PHOTO: A man runs past the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday signaled sympathy toward allowing federal COVID-19 relief funds to go to specially created corporations for Native Alaskans even though they are not officially recognized as tribal governments in a case pitting groups of indigenous Americans against each ot...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... As Alaska Native people with deep ties to the land over which the Department of the Interior (DOI) has jurisdiction, we are immensely proud of Rep. Deb Haaland’s confirmation as secretary. We are also nervous. In so many ways, Alaska is different from the rest of the nation. This is not a bad thing...

   By Cedar Attanasio Associated Press / Report For America With less than a week remaining in the New Mexico legislative session, state senators are hashing out a proposal that could change the way education is funded for decades by increasing withdrawals from a unique $20 billion public endowment. The initiative advanced Tuesday toward a Senate floor vote that would tap the trust fund to increase spending on preschool and K-12 education by about $250 million a year. Legislative approval wo...

By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the first to lead the federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for nearly two centuries. Haaland was confirmed by a 51-40 By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabine...

Deb Haaland becomes first-ever Native American US Cabinet secretary Toggle share menu Advertisement Deb Haaland becomes first-ever Native American US Cabinet secretary In this on Feb 23, 2021 on Representative Deb Haaland listens during the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on her nomination to be Interior secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: Jim Watson/Pool via AP) 16 Mar 2021 07:14AM (Updated: 16 Mar 2021 07:15AM) Sha...

By: Associated Press The Senate on Monday confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the first to lead the federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for more than nearly two centuries. Haaland was confirmed by a 51-40 vote. Democrats and tribal groups hailed Haaland’s confirmation as historic, saying her selection means that Indigenous people — who lived in North America before...

For the first time a Native American will lead the powerful department where decisions on relations with the nearly 600 federally recognized tribes are made.

The Senate has confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department.

The Senate on Monday confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the first to lead the federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for nearly two centuries. Haaland was confirmed by a 51-40 vote, the narrowest margin yet…