GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — At a recent Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) stakeholder meeting, National Park Service Tribal Program Manager Mike Lyndon outlined a mission designed to elevate Native American perspectives and facilitate economic benefit to tribes traditionally associated with GCNP.
Lyndon, who has worked with local tribes for the past 15 years, said that parts of the park service mission are perfectly suited to working with Indigenous communities, such as identifying resources and special places in the Grand Canyon, understanding potential impacts and working to protect and preserve resources through collaboration and interpretation...