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Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

Amy S. Martin

07/20/23

Grand Canyon, Native America, National Monuments

Public Supports New National Monument Near Grand Canyon

Tribal leaders, local governments, and businesses urge designation of Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.

Dianna Sue White Dove Uqualla, photo by Raymond Chee

07/18/23

Grand Canyon, National Monuments, Native America

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Cultural Uses of Lands Near the Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon region has provided Native peoples with food, shelter, medicines, and more since time immemorial.

Andrew Orr

07/11/23

Grand Canyon, Native America, National Monuments

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What Would Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument Protect?

Petroglyphs, rock structures, caves, endangered cacti, California condors, and more.

Amy S. Martin

06/20/23

Grand Canyon, Native America, National Monuments

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Arizona Gov. Joins Growing List of Grand Canyon Monument Supporters

Arizona's governor, state representatives, county and city governments, and faith leaders support tribal Grand Canyon national monument proposal.

Amy S. Martin

05/31/23

Grand Canyon, National Monuments, Native America

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Poll: 75 Percent of Arizona Voters Support New Grand Canyon National Monument

Polling shows strong support for designating public lands near the Grand Canyon a national monument.

Amy S. Martin

05/24/23

Native America, Grand Canyon

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Interior Secretary Haaland Meets with Grand Canyon Tribes

Secretary Haaland visited lands proposed for protection as Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.

Tim Peterson

05/16/23

Water, Grand Canyon

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The Colorado River 101

Where does the Colorado River start? How deep is it? Is it drying up? Your questions, answered.

Amy S. Martin

05/9/23

Native America, Grand Canyon, National Monuments

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Tribal Leaders Call for Monument to Protect Grand Canyon Homelands

The Grand Canyon is a sacred place for many tribes. A new monument would protect tribal homelands.

Jamie Arviso

04/25/23

Grand Canyon, Native America

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Native Artisans Want Better Access to the Grand Canyon

To Monica Nuvamsa, selling her art products in national and state parks across her ancestral homeland means her cultures are represented in those spaces.

Andrew Orr

04/11/23

Grand Canyon, Native America, Uranium, National Monuments

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Tribes Propose New Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument

Native American tribes are calling on the president to permanently protect their ancestral lands near Grand Canyon National Park.

Notes from the front lines of conservation on the Colorado Plateau.

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