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Deb Haaland’s Ascent and the Complicated Legacy of Native Representation The congresswoman from New Mexico could make history if confirmed as head of the Department of the Interior. But there’s more to the story than that. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Deb Haaland could be the next secretary of the interior. Her hearing is scheduled for Tuesday and, if seated, the congresswoman from New Mexico and citizen of the Laguna Pueblo will make history. Her name will be etched into the minds of young Native women across Indian Country, and her late-career path to Congress and then the Cabinet wil...

Ada Deer CSSW connection: Ada Deer received her MSW from our School in 1961, the first Native American to do so. In 1998, in recognition of her contributions to Native American advocacy and scholarship, she was inducted into our School’s Alumni Hall of Fame; and her name is on the board of donors that graces our building’s lobby. Path to political involvement: After earning her BSW and MSW degrees and serving as a school social worker in New York and Milwaukee, Deer, a member of the Menominee Tribe in Wisconsin, entered politics at the grassroots level, becoming the spokesperson for her t...