Why Secretary Haaland is establishing a tribal advisory committee, and the pitfalls she’ll try to avoid

Interior Secretary spends political time and capital creating a long-needed consultation group.

U.S. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies during a hearing to examine the departments proposed budget for the fiscal year 2022 on Capitol Hill on June 16, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Getty images)

WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is working overtime to get her new Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) off the ground.