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
Jun 04 Haaland sends recommendation on Utah monuments to president By Brady McCombs, Associated Press Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made her recommendation about whether to reverse President Donald Trump's decision to downsize two sprawling national monuments in Utah. But details on her decision have not yet been released. Continue reading
Jun 03 WATCH: Biden administration to grant $1 billion for broadband on tribal lands By Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a roundtable Thursday to discuss steps the administration is taking to make high-speed internet more accessible. Continue reading
Apr 27 U.S. agency seeks to speed up Native American land decisions By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued an order Tuesday that allows regional officials within the Bureau of Indian Affairs to approve the transfer of off-reservation land into trust for tribes. Continue reading
Apr 16 Interior Secretary Haaland revokes Trump-era orders on energy By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked a series of Trump administration orders that promoted fossil fuel development on public lands and waters, and issued a separate directive that prioritizes climate change in agency decisions. Continue reading
Apr 08 Interior secretary steps into Utah public lands dispute By Sophia Eppolito, Associated Press Haaland is visiting Utah as she prepares to submit a review on national monuments in the state. Residents there have both staunchly supported establishing and increasing the size of national monuments, and fiercely rallied against them. Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: Senate votes to confirm Deb Haaland as interior secretary By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Democrats and tribal groups hailed Haaland’s confirmation, saying her selection means that Indigenous people will, for the first time, see a Native American lead the powerful department. Continue reading
Mar 04 Senate energy panel backs Haaland for interior secretary By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A key Senate committee has approved the nomination of New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland to be interior secretary, clearing the way for a Senate vote that is likely to make her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency. Continue reading