{"id":9052,"date":"2021-03-15T12:37:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T16:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=9052"},"modified":"2021-03-15T19:09:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T23:09:48","slug":"native-veterans-support-deb-haaland-ahead-of-historic-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/03\/15\/native-veterans-support-deb-haaland-ahead-of-historic-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Native veterans support Deb Haaland ahead of historic vote"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Native veterans support Deb Haaland ahead of historic vote<\/div>\r\n
Monday, March 15, 2021<\/div>\r\n
By Acee Agoyo<\/div>\r\n
Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n

<\/p>\r\n• On Clubhouse: #DebForInterior Vote Watch!<\/a> [Audio Only]<\/strong>\r\n

<\/p> \r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. — Native veterans and allies are stepping up to support Rep. Deb Haaland<\/a> (D-New Mexico) ahead of her final historic vote as Secretary of the Interior<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nHaaland, a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna<\/a>, comes from a military family. Her mother served in the U.S. Navy and her father was in the U.S. Marine Corps, a history she shared at her confirmation hearing last month.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cMy mother is a Navy veteran, was a civil servant at the Bureau of Indian Education for 25 years, and she raised four kids as a military wife,\u201d Haaland told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources<\/a> during her opening statement on February 23<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cMy dad, the grandson of immigrants, was a 30-year career Marine who served in Vietnam,\u201d she added. \u201cHe received the Silver Star and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.”\r\n

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<\/P>\r\nRobert Dunsmore, the veterans service officer for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, said Haaland’s military background makes her uniquely qualified to lead the Department of the Interior. With her confirmation vote scheduled on late Monday afternoon, she is set to be the first Native person to lead the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities in Indian Country.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cAs a United States Congresswoman, voting rights advocate, small businesswoman, farmer, outdoor enthusiast and volunteer teacher’s aide, Rep. Deb Haaland has the education, experience, background and knowledge necessary to serve as Secretary of the Interior,\u201d Dunmore wrote in a letter of support to members of the U.S. Senate.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nFurther north, Native veterans in Alaska are also calling attention to Haaland’s connections to the military. Her father has been recognized for his heroic service in the Vietnam War.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cRep. Haaland’s father, Maj. J.D. ‘Dutch’ Haaland, served 30 years in the Marines, including two years in Vietnam, where he was awarded two Purple Hearts and the Silver Star for ‘conspicuous gallantry’ for saving six lives in Con Thien,\u201d Ozzie Sheakley<\/a>, Tlingit, who serves as commander of the Southeast Alaska Native Veterans Association, wrote in a letter to the U.S. Senate.\r\n

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