Deb Haaland – a Native American in charge

Deb Haaland has been sworn in as Secretary of the Interior, the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary. Her remit covers the management of over 500 million acres of public land, much of which was once seized from indigenous people. It also houses the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), which services the 574 federally recognised Native tribes – as well as the 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives – in the country.  Born 2 December 1960 in Arizona, she is an