Deb Haaland’s election is generations in the making

Source Scout · New Mexico In Depth reports: Investigative. Journalism for New Mexico. Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of Laguna Pueblo who describes herself as a 35th-generation New Mexican, made history Tuesday as the first Native American elected governor of New Mexico in its nearly 115 years as a state and the first Native American woman elected governor of any U.S. state. “In our nation’s 250th year, I stand before you as the first Native American woman…” she said Tuesday night before being drowned out by an ecstatic crowd of hundreds at Laguna Pueblo-owned Route 66 Casino Hotel west of Albuquerque. “It’s not only about history.

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