Politics May 11 WATCH: Report finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths in ‘terrible system,’ Haaland says By Felicia Fonseca
Politics May 05 WATCH: Sec. Haaland announces panel to focus on Native American missing, slain cases U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wants to do more than just put a bandage on a crisis that she says has been decades in the making. By News Desk, Felicia Fonseca and Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
Nation Apr 02 Native American tribes seek more inclusion, action from U.S. officials Native American and Alaska Native groups are seeing change under U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland but some remain frustrated with the pace of action. By Felicia Fonseca and Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
Politics Oct 13 Administration sets plan for 7 offshore wind farms by 2025 The projects are part of the administration's plan to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, generating enough electricity to power more than 10 million homes. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Nation Sep 17 Bureau of Land Management will move back to D.C., reversing Trump-era decision Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is moving the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees 245 million acres in Western states, back to the nation’s capital after two years in Colorado. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Sep 14 U.S. tribes demand emergency protection for wolves By Todd Richmond, Associated Press Groups representing the tribes sent a letter Tuesday to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland asking her to place wolves back on the endangered species list on an emergency basis for 240 days. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 3:24 Sec. Haaland on the significance of Native American representation The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom focused on stories of gender and politics, kicked off their Represents summit Monday featuring various keynote speakers who will explore why representation matters in all areas like democracy, politics, sports, culture and more. NewsHour's Lisa… Continue watching
Jul 27 WATCH: Harris hosts voting rights conversation with Native American leaders, Secretary Haaland By Felicia Fonseca Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a voting rights conversation with Native American leaders and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 9:49 Sec. Haaland on healing from the indoctrination, dehumanization at Indian boarding schools Like Canada, America has a painful history of creating boarding schools to assimilate Native American children, leading to trauma, abuse and death. For more than 150 years, Indigenous children were taken from their families and forced into far away boarding… Continue watching
Jun 22 WATCH: U.S. official to address legacy of Indigenous boarding schools By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press The unprecedented work will include compiling and reviewing decades of records to identify past boarding schools, locate known and possible burial sites at or near those schools, and uncover the names and tribal affiliations of students, she said. Continue reading