“President Joe Biden’s pick for Interior secretary, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) will be responsible for upholding the country’s treaties with Native Americans. Haaland should use her unique position to rectify one of the most damaging early Indian policies of the United States, which sought to break down tribes and assimilate natives: the systematic dispossession of native land.”
The Hill: The time to return land to Native Americans is long overdue
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 18, 2021 | Indian Country News | 0 comments