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  ‘Racist terms have no place in our vernacular’: Interior Secretary to remove, replace derogatory names of U.S. geographic areas

  A process to remove derogatory names of geographic features in the U.S. has been established by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, a release by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) said.

  By Bob Martin

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  Secretary Haaland visits Maryland to promote recently-signed infrastructure plan

  Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland visited numerous sites in Maryland this week to bring awareness to the bipartisan infrastructure law’s investments in infrastructure and climate resiliency initiatives.

  By Art Benavidez

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  U.S. Interior Department establishes ‘timely and much-needed’ tribal advisory committee

  The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) formed its first tribal advisory committee Nov. 16 to improve the relationship between the federal government and Native American tribes.

  By David Beasley

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