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Collected Item: “First Indigenous Person Confirmed as the Secretary of the Interior”

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First Indigenous Person Confirmed as the Secretary of the Interior

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Deb Haaland made history as the first Indigenous woman to head the Department of Interior. This is a watershed moment as this department is responsible for the managing the relationship between the Indigenous Peoples and the United States. Haaland is a Laguna Pueblo from New Mexico.

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SecretaryoftheInterior, DebHaaland, Indigenouswoman, protect, preserve, historic, necessary, healing, landsovereignty, Turtle Island

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https://www.facebook.com/Indigenousrisingmedia

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Indigenous Rising Media

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2021-03-31
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