Grand Canyon Trust

A new poll shows nearly 80% of registered Arizona voters support the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon.

Conservation groups worry President-elect Donald Trump could attempt to rollback some national monuments, as he did in his first term.

In late July, the first truckloads of uranium ore were shipped from the Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon. The mine’s owner says it's crucial as the world moves away from fossil fuels, but conservationists and Indigenous communities are pushing back.

This summer, the Grand Canyon Trust and Grand Canyon Youth will host their second Indigenous-led trip down the Colorado River. It’s meant for Native youth who want to connect with the cultural knowledge-keepers of their tribes.

Sixteen Indigenous youth will have a chance to raft the Colorado River through Grand Canyon this summer on a free nine-day expedition. The participants will learn from Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, and Hualapai elders and explore their spiritual and cultural connections to the canyon. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with Amber Benally, who manages the Rising Leaders program at the Grand Canyon Trust in Flagstaff.

Former Navajo Nation President and Chairman Peterson Zah has received a lifetime achievement award from the Grand Canyon Trust for his role in promoting Navajo language and culture, inspiring youth, strengthening tribal sovereignty and protecting the land.

A new interactive website features the voices and stories of Navajo, Hopi, Apache, Zuni and other Indigenous people talking about the Little Colorado River. It’s sacred to local tribes, spiritually connected to the Grand Canyon and tied to prayer and ceremony. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with Sarana Riggs of the Grand Canyon Trust about the project, called “Lifeways of the Little Colorado River.”

Conservation groups are urging Arizona regulators to deny a key permit for a uranium mine near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. They say it threatens…

The U.S. Forest Service has accepted an application for a large development project near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. It follows the rejection of a…

Federal officials have issued preliminary permits for two hydro-storage proposals on the Little Colorado River. The projects would include four dams and…