The Senate strengthened his position as head of state by a ratio of 51:40, making a Democratic politician from the Laguna Pueblo tribe in New Mexico the first Native federal minister in Native American history.
Haaland is one of two Native Americans who were first elected to the US Congress in 2018. Before his appointment as Home Secretary, he served as vice chair of the House Natural Resources Committee. The minister thanked the Senate on Twitter for confirming his position. He wrote: “As Minister of the Interior, I look forward to working with you. I am ready to serve.”
Haaland is expected to play a major role in US President Joe Biden’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality in the United States by 2050. In addition, her priorities include supporting so-called clean energy and clean energy-related jobs, and increasing the share of broadband Internet access in American communities. Natives.
Tribal groups considered the strengthening of Haaland’s position to be of historical significance. It has been suggested that a Native American politician’s choice means that Aboriginal people can now, for the first time, experience what it will be like when another Aboriginal Indian heads a ministry that makes decisions about the nearly 600 federally recognized tribes.
In the US government structure, the Department of the Interior is primarily responsible for administering federal government-owned areas. This ministry, for example, decides whether to define nature reserves or issue permits for energy production. His responsibilities also extend to matters related to the approximately 1.9 million Indians in the country.
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