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‘Strength of matriarchs’: New Mexico’s Deb Haaland poised to be first female Native American governor

Ex-congresswoman is connecting with young people and Native voters with promise to expand the social safety net The road to Isleta Pueblo, a Native American tribal community just 20 minutes south of downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico , is peppered with campaign signs. Among the many names of candidates running in next we