Biden Picks Deb Haaland to Be First Native American Secretary of Interior
- Interior Department interacts with 578 Native American tribes
- Haaland has opposed fracking and oil drilling on public land
Rep. Deb Haaland
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President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Deb Haaland to lead the Interior Department, according to people familiar with the matter, putting the Democratic representative in line to become the first American Indian cabinet secretary in U.S. history.
If confirmed as Interior secretary, Haaland would have a chance to chart the future of conservation, recreation and oil drilling on federal land, including territory in New Mexico, the state she represents in the House of Representatives.