{"id":7992,"date":"2021-02-22T05:26:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T10:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=7992"},"modified":"2021-02-22T17:39:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T22:39:35","slug":"illuminatives-and-native-organizers-alliance-debforinterior-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/22\/illuminatives-and-native-organizers-alliance-debforinterior-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"IllumiNatives and Native Organizers Alliance: #DebForInterior Town Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_www-facebook-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IllumiNativeOrg\/videos\/183507566473775\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/plugins\/content-cards\/skins\/default\/content-cards-placeholder.png\" alt=\"Video\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IllumiNativeOrg\/videos\/183507566473775\">\n\t\t\tVideo\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IllumiNativeOrg\/videos\/183507566473775\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/rsrc.php\/y1\/r\/ay1hV6OlegS.ico\" alt=\"www.facebook.com\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\twww.facebook.com\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">IllumiNatives and Native Organizers Alliance: #DebForInterior Town Hall<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, February 22, 2021<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8226; <strong>LIVE at 5PM Eastern: <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IllumiNativeOrg\/>facebook.com\/IllumiNativeOrg<\/a><\/strong>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nWith <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/17\/deb-haaland-finally-lands-confirmation-hearing-to-be-secretary-of-the-interior\/>Deb Haaland set for a historic confirmation hearing<\/a> to be Secretary of the Interior,  <a href=\"https:\/\/illuminatives.org\/\">IllumiNatives<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/nativeorganizing.org\u0010\/\">Native Organizers Alliance<\/a> will be co-hosting the #DebForInterior Town Hall on Monday evening.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe event takes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IllumiNativeOrg\/\">place virtually at 5pm Eastern<\/a>. It will  bring together Native leaders, activists and allies to discuss the importance of   Haaland\u2019s  nomination to lead the  <a href=https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/>Department of the Interior<\/a>, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities to tribes and their citizens.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cFor the first time in our nation\u2019s history, Native Americans can look upon their federal government and see a cabinet leader who has walked in our shoes, and who understands how her decisions will impact our daily lives,\u201d said Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin of the <a href=\"https:\/\/millelacsband.com\/\">Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe<\/a>, one of the participants in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IllumiNativeOrg\/posts\/939883613484523\">#DebForInterior Town Hall<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI have no doubt Deb Haaland will do an outstanding job for Indian Country and for all of America,\u201d said Benjamin.\r\n<P><\/P><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nHaaland,  a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna,   currently represents <a href=\"https:\/\/haaland.house.gov\/\">New Mexico&#8217;s 1st  Congressional District<\/a> in the <a href=https:\/\/www.house.gov\/>U.S. House of Representatives<\/a>. If confirmed as  Secretary of the Interior, she would be the first Native person to lead the department and the first Native person to serve in a presidential cabinet.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI\u2019ll be fierce for all of us, for our planet and all of our protected land,\u201d Haaland said when she was <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2020\/12\/19\/ill-be-fierce-for-all-of-us-deb-haaland-secretary-of-the-interior-nominee\/>introduced as the Interior nominee<\/a> on December 19, 2020. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI\u2019m honored and ready to serve,\u201d  she said.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<figure>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"767\" data-attachment-id=\"8004\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/22\/illuminatives-and-native-organizers-alliance-debforinterior-town-hall\/debforinteriortweetstorm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/22\/debforinteriortweetstorm.png\" data-orig-size=\"1500,767\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"debforinteriortweetstorm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/22\/debforinteriortweetstorm-1024x524.png\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/22\/debforinteriortweetstorm.png\" alt=\"debforinteriortweetstorm\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8004\" \/>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nHaaland&#8217;s confirmation hearing takes place at 9:30am Eastern on Tuesday, before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.senate.gov\/\">Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee<\/a>.  Between 9am   and 12pm Eastern,  IllumiNatives and Native Organizers Alliance will lead a  #DebForInterior campaign on social media to urge members of the panel, Democrats and Republicans alike, to approve her nomination.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe hearing will be webcast on <a href=https:\/\/www.energy.senate.gov\/>energy.senate.gov<\/a>.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\nIndianz.Com will also be streaming the hearing to Clubhouse, an audio-based platform. \r\n <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Notice<\/div>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/www.energy.senate.gov\/hearings\/2021\/2\/hearing-to-consider-nomination-of-the-honorable-debra-haaland-to-be-the-secretary-of-the-interior>Hearing to Consider Nomination of the Honorable Debra Haaland to be the Secretary of the Interior<\/a> (February 23, 2021)\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Deb Haaland: Secretary of the Interior Nominee<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7O65HUrjMVY\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/11\/maxresdefault-805.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;I am honored and ready to serve&#039;: Deb Haaland for Secretary of the Interior\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7O65HUrjMVY\">\n\t\t\t&#8216;I am honored and ready to serve&#8217;: Deb Haaland for Secretary of the Interior\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7O65HUrjMVY\">\n\t\t\t<p>Remarks as delivered by President-elect Joe Biden&#8217;s nominee for Secretary of Interior, Deb Haaland in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 19, 2020Thank you.I\u2019m&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/64df006f\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"YouTube\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tYouTube\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"><a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2020\/12\/19\/i-am-honored-and-ready-to-serve-deb-haaland-and-the-joe-biden-administration\/>\u2018I am honored and ready to serve\u2019: Deb Haaland and the Joe Biden administration <\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zdLTpNIXMZE\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/plugins\/content-cards\/skins\/default\/content-cards-placeholder.png\" alt=\" - YouTube\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zdLTpNIXMZE\">\n\t\t\t &#8211; YouTube\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zdLTpNIXMZE\">\n\t\t\t<p>Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/64df006f\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"youtu.be\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tyoutu.be\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"><a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2020\/12\/19\/president-elect-biden-and-vice-president-elect-harris-introduce-key-members-of-their-climate-team\/>President-elect Joe Biden introduces Interior nominee Deb Haaland<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h4-responsive\">Related Stories<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/18\/rep-deb-haaland-d-new-mexico-native-american-contractors-association\/\" title=\"Rep. 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