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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The Senate on Monday confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the first to lead the federal agency that has wielded influence over the nations tribes for nearly two centuries.Haaland was confirmed by a 51-40 vote, the narrowest ma
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stanley flask Carolina.Democrats and tribal groups hailed Haalands confirmation as historic, saying her selection means that Indigenous people 鈥?who lived in North America before the United States was created 鈥?will for the first time see a Native American lead the powerful department where decisions on relations with the nearly 600 federally recognized tribes are made. Interior also oversees a host of other issues, including energy development on public lands and waters, national parks and endangered species. Rep. Haalands confirmation represents a gigantic step forward in creating a government that represents the full richness and diversity of this country, said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Native Americans for far too long have been neglected at the Cabinet level and in so many other places, Schumer said.Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo and a 35th-generation resident of New Mexico, thanked hundreds of supporters at a virtual party hosted by Native America Gwcg Far Right Gains in European Parliament Projections; France s Macron Calls Snap Elections
The Yomiuri ShimbunToru Kubota during an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 13By Yuki Sato / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer2:00 JST,ensp;January 18, 2023Japanese filmmaker Toru Kubota, who was imprisoned in Myanmar for about 3陆 months, has called for increased support for the people living there under military rule. Humanitarian assistance to Myanmar is not sufficient at all. I hope people will pay more attention, the 26-year-old filmmaker said in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun earlier this month, ahead of the two-year anniversary on Feb. 1 of the military coup in Myanmar.Kubota was taken away at gunpoint by military personnel on July 30 last year while filming a protest against the military junta in Yangon, Myanmars largest city. He was sentenced to 10 years in p
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