Native American women make election history

The U.S. midterms made history. Deb Holland, a member of Laguna Pueblo, has become the first Native American woman elected governor of a U.S. state. It's a great night to be a New Mexican. . New Mexico's brightest days are ahead of us, because I believe in a New Mexico that works for all New Mexicans. A New Mexico, a New Mexico that embraces who we are, the care, the grit, and the heart that we have to lead the nation. And in Minnesota, Peggy Flanagan, a member of the White Earth Nation, has become the first Native American woman elected to the U.S. Senate. And my hope, ultimately, is that there are young Native people who see themselves in this victory last night. And although it took. 250 years for a native woman to become a United States senator. I certainly know that the next native woman who is elected to the U.S. Senate, it will happen much faster. We won't have to wait for 250 years. And they're not alone. A record number of Indigenous candidates ran for office this year, at least 359 across 36 states, the majority running for local office. And in Kansas, Ho-Chunk politician Sharice Davids has won another term in Congress. And the historic firsts don't stop there. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate. Chris Pappas in New Hampshire became the first openly gay man elected to the Senate. And in Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first black woman elected governor in U.S. history. Susan Mulholland, CBC Indigenous, Fredericton.