Deb Haaland
US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen congresswoman Deb Haaland to serve as the first Native American interior secretary, US media reported December 17, in a move that could recast the department's often troubled ties with indigenous tribes. Haaland is a first-term Democrat from New Mexico in the US Congress and a member of the Laguna Pueblo people. If confirmed by the Senate she would become the first Native American to lead a cabinet-level department. / AFP / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Stephen Maturen
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Native American single mom Haaland caps historic rise with cabinet nod

LOS ANGELES, Dec 18, 2020 (AFP) - A single mother who overcame alcoholism, poverty and prejudice to become one of the United States' first Native