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President-elect Joe Biden s selection of Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to lead the Department of the Interior potentially the first Native American to do so and serve as a Cabinet secretary is being celebrated across Native American groups and viewed as a fresh start for tribal relations with the federal government.
The Interior Department is a massive battleship. It s not going to turn on a dime, but this is the signaling of a new chapter, said Crystal Echo Hawk, executive director of IllumiNative, a Native American advocacy group. This is a deep resetting of the federal government s relationship with Native peoples, one that was built on stolen land and broken promises.
For Native Americans, Rep Haaland s nomination as interior secretary signals a new start
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Biden Reportedly Selects Rep. Deb Haaland as First-Ever Native American Interior Secretary
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US President-elect Joe Biden is currently in the process of assembling his Cabinet. US lawmakers have urged Biden to nominate diverse members to establish an inclusive government. Specifically, officials have called on Biden to nominate an Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) to fill one of the remaining “secretary-level” positions.
Biden tapped Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) to serve as the first Native American secretary of the US Department of the Interior, which oversees tribal affairs, according to multiple Thursday reports by US media, including the Washington Post, NPR and the New York Times.