Compiled by BROOKLYN BROWN BIGMEAT
One Feather Reporter
Native women make history in 2026 midterm elections
Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) was elected on Nov. 3 as governor of New Mexico, making history as the first Native American woman elected governor of a U.S. state. Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Nation) won the senate election in Minnesota, becoming the first Native American woman elected to U.S. Senate.
Read more: 2 Native American women make history in 2026 midterm elections – CBS News
November marks Native American Heritage Month
November is national Native American Heritage Month. There is programming across Indian Country to educate, celebrate, and recognize Indigenous peoples and cultures in Native North America.
Read more: November Marks National Native American Heritage Month – Native News Online
Crystalyne Curley becomes first woman elected president of Navajo Nation
Crystalyne Curley made history Nov. 3 as the first woman elected president of the Navajo Nation. Her running mate, Christopher C. Deschene, is Vice President.
