Talk:Deb Haaland/Archive 1

Rules of the road
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Reservations
The president of the Navajo Nation just said on CNN that Haaland grew up on Native American reservations, but I'm not sure if that's true. Can this be clarified in the article? If she grew up off the reservation, did she frequently visit the reservations of her mother and other friends or family members, spend time there, vacations, etc.? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 19:33, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

Presiding over House of Representatives
Presiding over the House of Representatives is a task largely given to new members on rotation. Therefore, I don't think it's particularly notable that Haaland was the first Native American woman to preside. That simply comes from her being one of the first two Native American women elected to the body. I'm not removing it for now because I am certain more can be said about her tenure. Once that section is filled out a bit more, I may remove this bit of trivia unless others disagree. Knope7 (talk) 01:54, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I think it is noteworthy because the WP:RS treated it as such. Plus, freshmen don't usually do much otherwise. I'm not sure how much else there is to add to her House tenure section, especially if she is resigning soon. – Muboshgu (talk) 02:18, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * The Hill and Bustle aren't the most impressive sources. I think USA Today also did a story on it. From what I can tell, places like NYT, CNN, CBS didn't really pick it up. I would like to find the time to go through and look for other sources to help fill out other aspects of her short tenure. It's true first term reps don't have much power, but they can co-sponsor legislation and do take votes. Looking at her website for what she has supported is a good place to start (although obviously what her office was most proud of shouldn't be determinative). Knope7 (talk) 02:33, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Fair point. I had thought it had coverage in more pubs than I can see in a cursory search. The Hill is okay, and USA Today is good, and it was covered in her hometown ABQ Journal, but those other national outlets didn't seem to. We can look into her voting record and bills sponsored as time allows, WP:NODEADLINE and all. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:54, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 March 2021
change "she will be the first Native American to serve in the Cabinet." to "she will be the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet Secretary." (Republican Charles Curtis of the Kaw Nation in Kansas was the first Native American to serve in the Cabinet when he served as Vice President in 1929-1933) 174.234.5.164 (talk) 23:25, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 16 March 2021
Change Norwegian American from Minnesota to simply Norwegian Minnesotan. 94.252.35.170 (talk) 12:25, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * All set, thanks. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:42, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 March 2021 (2)
Change the article titled “Deb Haaland” from semi-protected to free edit. 174.78.15.22 (talk) 22:01, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Full-protection-shackle-no-text.svg Not done: requests for decreases to the page protection level should be directed to the protecting admin or to Requests for page protection if the protecting admin is not active or has declined the request. Please note this article will automatically become unprotected in roughly an hour as of this reply. Pupsterlove02  talk • contribs 22:08, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * FYI I am the protecting admin, and I just extended protection for one day because the disruption is likely to continue as she will not be sworn in as secretary until tomorrow. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:15, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 March 2021
Change “She earned her Juris Doctor in Indian law” to “ She earned her Juris Doctor in Indigenous law” to differentiate between law of the country of India. Also, Indian is by some considered a slur. 68.170.94.179 (talk) 21:34, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. The school's website  calls it "Indian Law", so please get consensus from other editors if this should be reworded.  RudolfRed (talk) 21:52, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
 * The University of New Mexico Law School offers a Specialization in Indian Law, not "Indigenous law." Reliable sources, including CBS and the BBC, also refer to her legal specialization as "Indian law."  KidAd  •  SPEAK  21:56, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

35
Haaland says she is a 35th generation New Mexican. I am not sure that she has written evidence for this. She is also about a 1,000th generation American and a 1,001th generation Siberian. She is also about half Norwegian.

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