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“Landmark Decision”: Biden Wants to Appoint Native Woman Minister for the First Time
US President-elect Joe Biden wants according to media reports for the first time in American history He appointed an American Indian woman to serve as a cabinet minister.
Biden wants to nominate New Mexico State Congresswoman Deb Haaland (60) as Home Secretary, the Washington Post, New York Times and CNN reported Thursday (local time). If Haaland, who belongs to the Pueblo of Laguna tribe, was confirmed by the Senate, the United States would have a Native American as minister for the first time.
Deb Haaland in August 2020. Image: keystone
In the US, the Home Office is primarily for that Responsible federal state administration. The ministry decides, for example, whether natural reserves are designated or whether power generation such as fracking is allowed. The area of responsibility also includes matters related to around 1.9 million indigenous people. Internal security, which in Europe is the responsibility of the Home Office, is the responsibility of the Department of Home Security in the US.
The Washington Post wrote about one landmark decision Biden, “Which marks a turning point in the relationship of the United States government with the indigenous peoples of the nation.” Haaland was one of the first two Indigenous women in the United States Congress in 2018. There she sits on the Committee on Natural Resources, which oversees the Home Office. Democrat Biden promised to establish a cabinet with ministers from diverse backgrounds. (sda / dpa)
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