Our work Keep the Canyon Grand
Protecting the Grand Canyon, now and into the future
The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world, and it is the cultural homeland of many Native peoples
Yet it faces threats from every direction. Uranium mining risks contamination of precious water sources, and proposed developments threaten the natural, cultural, and scenic values of the canyon.
We address these issues head-on, protecting the Grand Canyon — the heart of the Colorado Plateau — for generations to come.
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The Grand Canyon has withstood the test of time, but it needs all of us to care for its precious plants, animals, and waters.
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Our work in the Grand Canyon region
Stopping unsafe uranium mining
Uranium mining, near the Grand Canyon?
Shocking, we know. Millions of people visit the Grand Canyon each year, but few know that uranium mines operate just outside the park.
Supporting an equitable Grand Canyon economy
Native entrepreneurs, artists, tour guides, and others are working to spread out the wealth of Grand Canyon National Park to the 11 associated tribes of the Grand Canyon.
Protecting the Grand Canyon’s waters
Groundwater feeds springs and seeps in the Grand Canyon, and provides drinking water for communities. But proposed developments could reduce flows to the park and neighboring tribal lands.
We support tribal efforts to protect the Grand Canyon
When Native communities ask us to help protect their sacred lands and waters in the Grand Canyon region or oppose unwanted developments, we lend a hand.
Throughout the years, we have supported local families in their fight to stop a tourist tram. We’ve amplified the Navajo Nation’s opposition to proposed dams on their land. And we’ve stood with the Havasupai Tribe in their efforts to protect the Grand Canyon from uranium mining.
I oppose uranium mining near the Grand Canyon
New protections Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni national monument
Tribes called for the protection of their ancestral homelands around Grand Canyon National Park, and the White House listened.
Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni − Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, designated in 2023, protects about 1 million acres of forests and grasslands to the north and south of Grand Canyon National Park.
Learn about Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon national monument
Next 100 years
A new chapter for tribes and Grand Canyon National Park
A group of Native voices came together around the centennial of Grand Canyon National Park in 2019 to reflect on their history of forced removal from the park and chart a new path forward.
Today, the Intertribal Centennial Conversations Group is building new partnerships with the National Park Service and driving educational, economic, and stewardship initiatives in the Grand Canyon region.
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Voices of the Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is more than a playground or a bucket list destination.
It is the ancestral homelands of Native peoples whose ancestors farmed along the river, built homes in the cliffs, and hunted along the canyon rims since time immemorial.
“Every 15 or 20 years, it seems, the canyon forces us to undergo a kind of national character exam. If we cannot muster the resources and the resolve to preserve this, perhaps our greatest natural treasure, what, if anything, are we willing to protect?”
New York Times
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