Mohave County could challenge new Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukvyeni monument in court | Navajo-Hopi Observer
Brandon Messick, Williams Grand Canyon News Special Reporter First Published: February 6, 2024 at 4:50 p.m. KINGMAN, Ariz. — Until last year, the land around the Grand Canyon was under the jurisdiction of Mohave and Coconino counties. On August 8, President Biden designated Burge Nwavjo Ita Kukuvieni National Monument, granting permanent protection to the ancestral […]
FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
The new monument, marking the fifth new national monument created by President Biden, will preserve nearly one million acres of Grand Canyon landscape, sacred to Tribal States and Indigenous peoples, and preside over President Biden’s historic climate and conservation plans. would advanceCoinciding with the president’s visit, the Biden-Harris administration announces a $44 million investment to […]
Public voices opinions about proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument | Navajo-Hopi Observer
The Grand Canyon is Arizona’s most prominent natural formation, attracting millions of visitors each year for scenic views important to several tribal nations in the state. Yet the public lands surrounding the Grand Canyon have been targets for uranium mining for decades. Kambria Shuyuja, a Havasupai tribe who grew up and lives at the bottom […]
Support for Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument
Patrice Horstmann On May 23, 2023, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution calling on President Biden to create the Baj Nwabjo Itak Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument. The proposed monument would secure 1.1 million acres of land in the National Forest, State Trusts and Bureau of Land Management around Grand Canyon […]
