Category: Native America
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.
Mugs, handmade soaps, high fashion, jewelry and more. There’s something for everyone on your holiday shopping list.
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 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.
Roddell Denetso’s passion for Native representation in sports drives his one-of-a-kind uniforms incorporating original Native American designs.
White Mesa Ute community leaders testify in Washington D.C. about how Utah’s White Mesa uranium mill, near Bears Ears, affects their lives.
A new federal policy requiring tribal consent for dams on tribal lands is a historic victory for tribal sovereignty across the United States.
A new report looks at the risks uranium mining in the Grand Canyon region poses to Havasupai people.
Currently, developers don’t have to get permission from tribes when applying for dam permits on tribal lands.
Canyon Mine, aka Pinyon Plain Mine, is extracting uranium near the Grand Canyon for the first time in its nearly 40-year history.
A Navajo entrepreneur sharpens his skills to bring quality products to the Navajo Nation.
Six Native artists to add to your shopping list this holiday season.