Deb Haaland makes history as 1st Native American interior secretary

Deb Haaland.
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Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) was confirmed as interior secretary on Monday, becoming the first Native American to lead the agency and the first to hold a Cabinet-level position.

She is a member of the Laguna Pueblo, and in 2018, Haaland and Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) became the first Native American women elected to Congress.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.