Deb Haaland / written by Laurel Goodluck ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint.
Material type: TextSeries: She persisted (Philomel Books)Publisher: New York : Philomel, 2023Description: 67 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593620694
- 9780593620700
- 9781516070336
- Haaland, Debra A., 1960-
- United States. Congress. House -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Indian legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography
- Pueblo women -- Biography
- New Mexico -- Biography
- E901.1.H33 G66 2023
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 64-67).
Destined to serve -- Home is where the heart is -- Laguna feast days -- Working hard -- Warming up her voice -- I'll be fierce for all of us -- How you can persist.
As a child of two military parents, Deb Haaland moved around a lot when she was young before finally settling in Albuquerque to be near family. But she persisted, studying hard and eventually earning a law degree. An enrolled member of the Pueblo Laguna nation, Deb was one of the first two Native American women to be elected to Congress, where she represented New Mexico's 1st District. In 2021, when the Senate confirmed her as President Biden's secretary of the interior, she became the first Native American in history to become a cabinet secretary. She continues to break barriers and inspire future generations to dream of greater opportunities.