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Deb Haaland brings the Turquoise Clan to the DNC stage
Friday, August 23, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois — Deb Haaland brought Indigeneity front and center at the Democratic National Convention on its final night in a speech that presented an argument for environmental protections.“Gu’wha’tzi,” Haaland said in the Keres language spoken by tribes in New Mexico, including Laguna Pueblo where she is from.After the traditional introduction that asked the DNC delegation how it is doing, she introduced herself by her Keres name that she translated in English to “Crushed Turquoise,” and announced her Turquoise Clan, the direct lineage to her family in Laguna. Then she went to a family story that explained the origin of her passion for the environment.“My ancestors built lives in the high deserts of New Mexico,” Haaland said. “I am on this stage tonight because of them. While fishing with my dad and running through the desert, I learned that we have a responsibility to take care of our planet.”
This story was published as part of the 2024 Native Vote Desk collaboration between ICT, Source New Mexico, States Newsroom, Native News Online, Native America Calling, National Native News, and Koahnic Broadcast Corporation.
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