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A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey and the Havasupai Tribe identifies Tribal concerns about exposure to uranium mining in the Grand Canyon watershed.
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Tribal leaders are praising President Joe Biden’s designation of a million-acre national monument near Grand Canyon National Park. Representatives of more than a dozen tribes were on hand Tuesday when he signed the proclamation.
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President Joe Biden has designated a nearly million-acre national monument near Grand Canyon National Park. It permanently bans new uranium mining in an area that holds spiritual and cultural significance to more than a dozen tribes in the region.
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Results of a new statewide poll show high levels of support for the proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.
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The sunflower family is the second largest plant family on the planet with more than 20,000 species. Sunflowers can be found in nearly all of the world’s habitats, including at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland traveled to northern Arizona to meet with tribal leaders and visit Indigenous lands.
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A push to establish a new national monument near the Grand Canyon gained steam recently with the visit of U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. For years, tribes and environmentalists have advocated for added protections in the area.
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An oasis halfway down the Grand Canyon formerly known as “Indian Garden” is now called “Havasupai Gardens” in honor of its original inhabitants. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, the Havasupai Nation celebrated the change on Thursday in a ceremony at the canyon’s rim that opened with a blessing.
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Grand Canyon National Park and the Havasupai Tribe will host a ceremony Thursday, May 4th, 2023, to rename a landmark along the popular Bright Angel Trail. It’s the latest example of a larger effort to change public place names that are derogatory toward First Nations people.
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Tribal leaders and elected officials have renewed a push for a new national monument near Grand Canyon National Park. It builds on previous attempts to protect more than a million acres that are significant to several local tribes.