After years of advocacy by Save the Confluence, the Navajo Nation has formally recognized the confluence of the Little Colorado and Colorado rivers as a sacred site.
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Two out of three Utah voters support restoring greater protections to all of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
The CEO of Energy Fuels bought nearly $1 million in company stock less than a week before Bears Ears National Monument was slashed by 90%.
President Trump attempts to unlawfully shrink two Utah national monuments and reduce the role of tribes in managing their ancestral lands.
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An alarming new rule would undermine tribal sovereignty, allowing developers to get permits for hydropower projects on tribal lands over a tribe’s objection.
Tribal members from across the Southwest convened in White Mesa, Utah to support Ute tribal members’ protest walk against the Energy Fuels uranium mill.
Six Native American tribes with cultural connections to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument come together to advocate for their ancestral lands.
80% of Arizona voters support Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument, according to a new poll.
Utah voters strongly support national monuments in general, and Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in particular, a new poll shows.
A small victory in the legal case challenging Daneros uranium mine, near Bears Ears National Monument.
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Bears Ears petroglyph panels and cultural sites protected by new proposed management plan.
A rally in Salt Lake City followed by a spiritual walk in White Mesa demonstrate the Ute community’s determination to see uranium mill close.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is the latest elected official to call for an environmental review of Pinyon Plain uranium mine.
Four of the five most dangerous sections of the haul route are on the Navajo Nation.
It’s time to consider what scientists have learned about groundwater in the Grand Canyon region since 2012.
Native peoples have been cultivating the Four Corners potato in the American Southwest as far back as 10,000 to 11,000 years ago.
For Hopi Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma, the Grand Canyon region is home to many cultural and religious sites that are still very much alive today.
Attorney general raises concerns about groundwater contamination at Grand Canyon uranium mine.
Amid protests, uranium haul trucks pause near the Grand Canyon.
Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument is 1 year old. Learn about the cultural resources, waters, and plants and animals it protects.
Uranium trucks are passing through Arizona, Utah, and the Navajo Nation despite strong opposition.
The ongoing flooding problem at a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon continues.
More than 275,000 pounds of radioactive materials imported from the Japan Atomic Energy Agency headed to Utah’s White Mesa Mill.
The Navajo Nation and communities along the haul route oppose uranium transport from Grand Canyon region mine.
Developer’s attempt to dam a canyon near the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers halted.
Last year, 13 Native American tribes asked President Biden to designate a new national monument. Today, Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument represents decades of tireless advocacy by Southwest tribes.
A sacred site designation would discourage developers from targeting the confluence for trams, dams, or hotels. “Leave it as it is and respect it,” says Delores Wilson-Aguirre.