we will get response from indigenous leader winona laduke.stay with us. ♪ [musibreak] amy: "fight for you" by raye zaragoza. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. president-elect joe biden has nominated new mexico congressmember deb haaland to become secretary of the interior. if confirmed, she will be the first native american to serve in a cabinet position. haaland's nomination was backed by progressives as well as more than 120 tribal leaders who sent a letter to joe biden last month urging him to select her for the post. haaland responded in a statement -- "as our country faces the impacts of climate change and environmental injustice, the interior has a role and i will be a partner in addressing these challenges by protecting our public lands and moving our country towards a clean energy future." journalist julian brave noisecat tweeted -- "after four years of fossil fuel executives and lobbyists opening up native lands and sacred sites to industry tycoons, the next secretary of interior will b

this is winona laduke, ojibwe, environmental leader and director of honor the earth speaking the day after the arrests. esterday, 22 people were arrested. the oldest, 65. the youngest, 18. with the exception of one, i believe all women. i want to be cle that water protectors are not criminal goal we are patriots. we are protecting our water from a canadian national corporation. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i am amy goodman in new york city, blanketed in snow from this nor'easter, joined remotely by my co-host nermeen shaikh. hi, nermeen. nermeen: good morning amy. ,welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from arod the country and around the world. amy: as coronavirus infections and deaths continue to shatter world records in the united states, vaccines are rolling out across the country with health care providers first in line, like respiratory therapist chestina schubert at uw health in madison, wisconsin. because soportant many people have died from this. i wanted to have an impact on my community abo