LOGO: The 24th Navajo Nation Council
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 17, 2020
Navajo Nation: Council congratulates Rep. Deb Haaland on selection to Interior Department Secretary
PHOTO: A Congressional portrait of Rep. Debra Haaland. 
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Members of the 24th Navajo Nation Council received notice that President-elect Joseph Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris selected United States Representative Debra Haaland to lead the US Department of the Interior. Speaker Seth Damon of the 24th Navajo Nation Council issued the following statement on Thursday:

“The Navajo Nation congratulates Rep. Deb Haaland on being asked to serve as the first Native American Secretary of United States Department of the Interior. The consideration, and hopeful confirmation, of Rep. Haaland to this role is a sign of change and hope that tribal nations will be represented well in Washington. Most importantly, we recognize the importance of this moment and offer our sincere appreciation to Rep. Haaland for advancing our causes during her dedicated service in Congress. The Navajo Nation Council looks forward to working with the Biden-Harris Administration to further tribal sovereignty and self-governance.”
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Byron C. Shorty, INT Communications Director
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(928) 287-2085 (c)

Timothy E. Benally, Public Information Officer
timothybenally@navajo-nsn.gov
(928) 380-6121 (c)

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