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Native America Calling: Deb Haaland’s next chapter in public service
Monday, June 23, 2025
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Deb Haaland’s next chapter in public service
Deb Haaland’s (Laguna Pueblo) political star rose fast, from heading her state party to congresswoman to U.S. Secretary of the Interior.

Each step of the way she blazed a trail for Native women. As the head of the agency that oversees Indian Affairs, Haaland championed a first-of-its-kind documentation of the U.S. Government’s role in the Indian Boarding School Era, drawing on both public records and first-hand testimony from survivors and their descendants.

Now, she aims to become the first female Native American governor in her home state of New Mexico. Tune in to hear from Haaland about her legacy as Interior Secretary and her hopes for the future.

Deb Haaland
Deb Haaland, then serving as Secretary of the Interior, delivers remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, D.C., on December 9, 2024. Screenshot from U.S. Department of the interior livestream

Also, get some perspectives on the historic agreement between the federal government and Northwest tribes to protect endangered salmon, and the equally historic decision by President Donald Trump to rescind that agreement. Guests discuss what it means for salmon and the trust in the federal government.

Guests on Native America Calling
Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and Democratic candidate for governor of New Mexico

Erik Holt (Nez Perce), chairman of the Nez Perce Tribe Fish and Wildlife Commission in Idaho

Jeremy Takala (Yakama), member of the Yakama Nation tribal council and the chair of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

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