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Deb Haaland Makes History as First Native American to Hold Cabinet Post
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March 15, 2021
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0:22Now PlayingThe Senate has 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.
Democrats and tribal groups hailed Haaland's confirmation as historic.
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. Interior also oversees a host of other issues, including energy development on public lands and waters, national parks and endangered species.
Haaland's nomination has been closely watched by tribal communities across the country, with some virtual parties drawing hundreds of people to watch her two-day confirmation hearing last month.
Many Native Americans see Haaland, 60, as someone who will elevate their voices and protect the environment and tribes’ rights.
Her selection break a two-century pattern of non-Native officials, mostly male, serving as the top federal official over American Indian affairs.
The federal government often worked to dispossess tribes of their land and, until recently, to assimilate them into white culture.
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