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WASHINGTON – The federal government may not have a stellar track record when it comes to keeping promises with Native Americans, but tribal leaders in Arizona said they think President-elect Joe Biden could be the exception.
Their hopes were reinforced last week when Biden nominated a Native woman, Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to be secretary of Interior. If approved, she would be the first Native American Cabinet secretary.
Reaction from Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris Jr., who welcomed "the historic nomination of Congresswoman Haaland," was typical of tribal responses.
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