Native American women’s election wins follow years-long push

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two Native American women’s historic congressional victories add them to a record number of women elected to the U.S. House, following an election cycle that also saw a significant boost in Native American female candidates at the state and local level.
The incoming Native American congresswomen Deb Haaland (HAAH-lund), of New Mexico, and Sharice (sha-REES) Davids, of Kansas, are Democrats.
Haaland, a former New Mexico Democratic Party chairwoman, is a Laguna