Deb Haaland

The term has historically been used as an offensive ethnic, racial and sexist slur, particularly for Indigenous women.

Native American tribal elders in Oklahoma delivered powerful testimony to federal officials about their experiences in government-backed Indian boarding schools.

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland testified Wednesday before U.S. Senate committee saying the federal government has a responsibility to Native American tribes, Alaska Native villages and Native Hawaiian communities to fully support education, language and cultural practices that prior boarding school policies sought to destroy.

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has rolled out guidelines for a new youth service program meant to create job opportunities for Native Americans while boosting cultural connections to nature through conservation projects on tribal and public land.

Navajo Nation leaders have finalized the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act in a signing ceremony in Monument Valley with U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, Utah Governor Spencer Cox and others.

The U.S. Interior Department has released the first volume of an investigation into the federal government’s Indian boarding school program. It’s an attempt to address the troubled legacy of the schools that sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society for 150 years.

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Thursday announced the members of a commission that will craft recommendations on how the federal government can better tackle unsolved cases in which Native Americans and Alaska Natives have gone missing or have been killed.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s selection as the first Native American to serve in the position has opened the door for tribes who point to a history fraught with broken promises by the U.S. government. Since her appointment, Haaland has met with nearly 130 of the nation’s 574 federally recognized tribes as she seeks to overhaul a federal system that has limited Native American relations.

Several tribal leaders met with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland this week to advocate for their involvement in federal water policymaking. They want full participation in water allocation decisions in a time of increased scarcity.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says her department is on the verge of releasing a report on its investigation into the federal government's past oversight of Native American boarding schools.