Hi all,

The Center for American Progress and Native Americans in Philanthropy have jointly released a new article: Secretary Deb Haaland Has Made Historic Progress at the Department of the Interior. The piece highlights the Secretary’s historic contributions to conservation in her leadership role at Interior. From making history as the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary, to addressing racial injustices, to completing record numbers of co-stewardship agreements with Tribes, to increased diversity in the department’s workforce- Secretary Haaland has left an indelible mark on the Department of the Interior. No other Interior secretary in American history has done as much as Secretary Haaland to conserve our nation’s land and waters and to enable Tribal and Indigenous communities to lead that work.

Read the full piece here: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/secretary-deb-haaland-has-made-historic-progress-at-the-department-of-the-interior/

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• NEW column by @amprog & @NativeGiving: 

@SecDebHaaland made history as the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary. Read more about her groundbreaking accomplishments at @Interior: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/secretary-deb-haaland-has-made-historic-progress-at-the-department-of-the-interior/

• Under @SecDebHaaland’s leadership @Interior completed the largest ever increase in the number of co-stewardship agreements with Tribes on public lands across the country in 2023, increasing the number from 20 to 200. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/secretary-deb-haaland-has-made-historic-progress-at-the-department-of-the-interior/
• Through record setting investments, new co-stewardship agreements, directives to include Indigenous TEK and Tribal consultations, @SecDebHaaland has done more than any of her predecessors to support Indigenous communities' stewardship of lands & waters https://www.americanprogress.org/article/secretary-deb-haaland-has-made-historic-progress-at-the-department-of-the-interior/
• No other cabinet secretary in American history has done as much as Secretary Haaland to conserve our nation’s land and waters and to enable Tribal and Indigenous communities to lead that work. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/secretary-deb-haaland-has-made-historic-progress-at-the-department-of-the-interior/

Thanks,

Sam

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Sam Zeno

Policy Analyst, Conservation

Center for American Progress

+1 (202) 741-6351

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