Janie Simms Hipp, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, was one of several Ingidenous nominees when she was confirmed this summer as general counsel to the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON-For the first time in history, an Indigenous woman is overseeing U.S. agriculture law.
Janie Simms Hipp, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, was confirmed July 30 by the Senate as general counsel for the Agriculture Department. She joins a list of successful Indigenous appointees.
Pending nominations include Charles F. Sams III, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, who was nominated in August to oversee the National Park Service, and Robert Anderson, a member of the Bois Forte Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, nominated in April to be solicitor...
