The Coalitions Presented More Than 800,000 Petition Signatures in Support of Designating and Expanding National Monuments WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, members of Congress joined Tribal and community leaders from across the country for a press conference and petition delivery where they called on the Biden Administration to expand, designate, and protect national monuments and…
Western Tribal Leaders & Community Advocates Join Members of Congress to Call on President Biden to Designate & Expand Nat’l Monuments
In Advance of Earth Day, the Coalitions Will Present More Than 800,000 Petition Signatures in Support of Designating and Expanding National Monuments WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, April 16, starting at 10:30 AM, members of Congress will join tribal and community leaders from across the country for a press conference and petition delivery where they…
President Biden designates his fifth national monument!
President Biden has designated the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona. This National Monument designation honors a cultural heritage with incredible biodiversity, precious waters, and the vital economic engine of the Grand Canyon region. For decades, Tribes have been calling for permanent protection of the approximately…
President Biden designates his fourth national monument!
On the 82nd anniversary of Emmett Till’s birth, President Joe Biden designated his fourth national monument today – the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument. The National Monument will include three historic sites in Chicago, Illinois; Sumner, Mississippi; and just outside of Glendora, Mississippi. The sites tell the story of Emmett Till’s racially motivated…
New Proposal: Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon
Today, the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition along with Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Representative Raúl Grijalva from Arizona announced a new proposal to protect Tribal access and clean water. This Tribally-led proposal, the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument, would protect the iconic Grand Canyon region from threats like future uranium mining. Baaj Nwaavjo…