‘Strength of matriarchs’: New Mexico’s Deb Haaland poised to be first female Native American governor
Ex-congresswoman is connecting with young people and Native voters with promise to expand the social safety net The road to Isleta Pueblo, a Native American tribal community just 20 minutes south of downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico , is peppered with campaign signs. Among the many names of candidates running in next week’s midterm elections and tribal elections later in November, there’s one that is poised to make history. Deb Haaland is set to become the first Native American female governor i…


