Grand Canyon National Park, ARIZ. — Mining activity near the Grand Canyon National Park has recently been reported fewer than 10 miles from the south rim of the Grand Canyon, said the Havasupai Tribe in a statement today.
The Havasupai Tribe has been opposed to any mining activity near the Grand Canyon, where the Tribe is located, for decades.
“It is time to permanently ban uranium mining — not only to preserve the Havasupai Tribe’s cultural identity and our existence as the Havasupai People but to protect the Grand Canyon for generations to come,” Havasupai Tribal Chairman Thomas Siyuja, Sr. said in a statement...