Feb 26 Interior Secretary nominee Deb Haaland’s grilling raises questions on bias By Felicia Fonseca and Matthew Brown, Associated Press Those who support the Democratic congresswoman from New Mexico say Haaland is being attacked for her ethnicity and beliefs that are widespread among Native Americans. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Interior nominee Deb Haaland vows ‘balance’ on energy, climate By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Biden's agenda, including the possible creation of a Civilian Climate Corps, “demonstrates that America’s public lands can and should be engines for clean energy production" and “has the potential to spur job creation," Haaland said at her confirmation hearing. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch Why Native Americans are celebrating Rep. Haaland’s nomination By PBS NewsHour President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Representative Deb Haaland to lead the Department of Interior. If confirmed, she would become the first Native American to lead the agency, which is responsible for public lands, including land taken from Indigenous people. Julian… Continue watching