Historic Day: Two American Indian Women Become Members of Congress

Rep. Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo and Rep. Sharice Davids (Ho-Chunk)
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Published January 3, 2019
WASHINGTON — In a history making moment, two American Indian women were sworn-in today, January 3, 2019, as members of Congress. Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), from the 1st Congressional District in New Mexico and Sharice Davids (Ho-Chunk), from the 3rd Congressional District in Kansas, became the first two American Indian women ever to become members of Congress.
The 116th Congress convened just after noon today. The new Congress changes to the control of the House of Representatives from Republican control to Democratic control. Both Rep. Haaland and Rep. Davids are Democrats.
The two American Indian women join two American Indian men as members of Congress. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma – 4th Congressional District) is a tribal citizen of the Chickasaw Nation) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma – 2nd Congressional District) is a tribal citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Both men were reelected in November.
Related: Two American Indian Women Shatter the Glass Ceiling into Congress; Will be Sworn in Today





Her recent twitter picture is soooooo awesome – https://twitter.com/sharicedavids/status/1080819222400434176
Makes me proud of my hair, heritage, and the path forward for our people!
So proud of these two ladies. This Canadian is celebrating and hope to shake their hand someday.
A wonderful beginning for both of these talented ladies and all Nations – good things can only come from this.
They will bring the Spirit of America back to Life; for it is the Land that is Sacred for all Americans to see and feel its unique splendor Congrats on your Congressional Win
Indeed. How unreal that this is the first time we’ve had Native American women elected to Congress. It is wonderful that Congress will now have these two to speak for all Nations. Here’s to a wonderful career for these women! I am very proud of them both!
Breaking in new pathways. God bless both these ladies and I pray they will give the middle America an exceptional up lift.
A point of clarification as there is another native woman who hasn’t been identified. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is also Native American, Taino, from the Island called Guanahaní. (Puerto Rico). Even our Native American online news and native publication did not pick up on this.
Well, at least I pray these lovely young ladies will not debase themselves or their tribe’s recognition by joining into this loathsome, culmination of social depravity and hedonism that has replaced our values notion of decorum and polite dissension when it comes