Representative Debra Haaland (D-NM) speaks during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on "The US Park Police Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square", on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 29, 2020.
With Haaland's nomination, "that in itself is a huge message," Grijalva said.Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez called it "truly a historic and unprecedented day for all Indigenous people.""I am SO ELATED," the head of progressive Democrats' Sunrise Movement, Varshini Prakash, tweeted. "This will be the first time an Indigenous person - and a badass climate champion woman at that - will hold any presidential cabinet position.