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New Dem lawmaker slams Gaetz for using the term "Sacagawea" to attack Warren http://hill.cm/dZe7CMa

Freshman Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), who this week became one of the first two Native American women sworn into Congress, said it was “offensive and hurtful” for Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to call Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) “Sacagawea."

Haaland slammed Gaetz for making the comparison to Sacagawea, the Lemhi Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition.

“Sacagawea made great sacrifices that changed American history,” Haaland said. “When anyone speaks her name, it should be with great respect.”

Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe in New Mexico, called Gaetz’s comments “offensive and hurtful.”

“I invite him to meet with me so I can share how such comments are a continuing assault on indigenous people,” she added.

read: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/424021-new-dem-lawmaker-slams-gaetz-for-using-the-term-sacagawea-to-attack-warren

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