The gym at Eva B. Stokely Elementary, in the town of Shiprock, New Mexico, site of today’s Northern Navajo Agency Council meeting, has the points of the compass marked on each of its four walls. That makes it easy to see, early on this crisp, blue-sky morning, that Deb Haaland has arrived from the east. She’s accompanied by three workers from her gubernatorial campaign and a few trays of pastries—gifts to add to a long table of food.