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Commentary: Indigenous Utahns are watching to see if the Senate will confirm Deb Haaland

Mitt Romney and Mike Lee should vote to confirm Haaland as interior secretary.

(Matt Brown | AP photo) This Feb. 21 photo shows a billboard in Billings, Montana, displays support for New Mexico U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland, who has been nominated to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior. If confirmed, she would be the first Native American to lead the agency that has broad oversight over tribal affairs and energy development.

(Matt Brown | AP photo) This Feb. 21 photo shows a billboard in Billings, Montana, displays support for New Mexico U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland, who has been nominated to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior. If confirmed, she would be the first Native American to lead the agency that has broad oversight over tribal affairs and energy development.

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By Nathaniel Brown, Charlaine Tso and Herman Daniels | Special to The Tribune