Department of the Interior

A Jan. 23, 2025 memo from President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Interior to fast-track federal recognition.

Her historic confirmation is also symbolic, as the agency was long a tool of oppression against Indigenous peoples. Haaland will be key to President Biden's ambitious efforts to combat climate change.

The federal government said it will finally pay a debt it has owed the state since Franklin D. Roosevelt was president.The Department of the Interior…