America's first Native American cabinet secretary says she's righting historical wrongs

"My grandparents worked on the railroad for 45 years because of that, she says. They were trying to get Indians out of their communities and into mainstream America."

"It's still too early to say what historians will make of President Biden's legacy. But he will be remembered as the first President to appoint the country's first-ever indigenous cabinet secretary."

"Haaland, who also oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs, says she's proud of what she's accomplished so far, especially the recent conclusion of a nationwide healing tour focused on Indian boarding schools."

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