BBC Online :
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate a Native American to serve as his interior secretary, leading the agency governing public lands, US media say.
If confirmed, Congresswoman Deb Haaland will be the first indigenous person to lead the department, which also plays a key role in Native American affairs.
She will also be the first Native American in a cabinet secretary role.
Native rights groups and progressive Democrats had pushed for the New Mexico lawmaker’s nomination in recent weeks.
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate a Native American to serve as his interior secretary, leading the agency governing public lands, US media say.
If confirmed, Congresswoman Deb Haaland will be the first indigenous person to lead the department, which also plays a key role in Native American affairs.
She will also be the first Native American in a cabinet secretary role.
Native rights groups and progressive Democrats had pushed for the New Mexico lawmaker’s nomination in recent weeks.
