Haaland’s Confirmation Heralds Transformative Era

Tucson, Ariz. (March 15, 2021)—On the occasion this afternoon of Debra Haaland’s confirmation as Secretary of the Interior, Bill Doelle, President and CEO of Archaeology Southwest, issued the following statement:

“Haaland’s confirmation as Secretary of the Interior heralds a new and transformative era for the management and appreciation of ancestral places and cultural landscapes on our public lands. We are excited by the possibilities, and we truly look forward to working with the BLM and BIA under her historic leadership.”

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Archaeology Southwest is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Tucson, Arizona, that explores and protects places of the past across the American Southwest and Mexican Northwest. For three decades, Archaeology Southwest has fostered meaningful connections to the past and respectfully safeguarded its irreplaceable resources. Learn more at archaeologysouthwest.org.