Native American women made history in tribal, state and federal elections
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- PBS NewsHour reports: “Peggy Flanagan became the first Native American woman elected to the Senate, Deb Haaland the first to win a state governorship, and Crystalyne Curley the first to lead the Navajo Nation.”
- ABC News reports: “The election could have marked a turning point for Native American women.”
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- PBS NewsHour: Native American women made history in tribal, state and federal elections
- ABC News: Native American women made history in tribal, state and federal elections
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