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Deb Haaland’s Statement on Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Deb Haaland’s Statement on Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Deb Haaland’s Statement on Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Deb Haaland’s Statement on Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Author (born 1960 Winslow, Arizona)
Association (born 1960 Winslow, Arizona)
DateJuly–October 2018
Mediumink on paper
Dimensions8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Deb Haaland for Congress
Object numberPC2019.11.50
DescriptionOne-sided, single-sheet, computer-printed page oriented horizontally. The statement says, “Brett Kavanaugh would be a direct threat to Native American Tribes. The Supreme Court has a duty to protect treaty rights, tribal jurisdiction, land rights, child welfare and so much more. This cannot be taken for granted. Kavanaugh is too big of a threat for Indian Country, for people of color, for women, for working people. We must organize and vote, this election is too important.” There is a horizontal line that does not reach all the way to either side beginning “welfare and…”.

Secretary Haaland became the first Native American woman to be elected to lead a State Party. She is one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress.
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