U.S. Secretary of the Interior - Deb Haaland (Biography PowerPoint)

This informative 45-page biography PowerPoint profiles Deb Haaland, the first Native American U.S. cabinet secretary. Students will learn about Haaland's background, education, early career, and political accomplishments. The presentation traces her path from being born in Arizona to Laguna Pueblo and Mescalero Apache parents, to earning a law degree, to running a salsa company and leading the New Mexico Democratic Party. It chronicles her election to U.S. Congress in 2018 as one of the first Native American women, and follows her 2021 confirmation as Secretary of the Interior under President Biden. Educators can use this well-researched resource to teach secondary students about contemporary government leaders who are making history. The content works for individual student research or full classroom instruction.