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…

The official day has finally arrived! In November, President Biden announced during the annual White House Tribal Nations Summit that he intended to designate Avi Kwa Ame in Southern Nevada a national monument and last March, Secretary Haaland visited Castner Range in Texas. Today, the President honored his commitment to Tribal leaders, local elected leaders,…

It’s here! President Joe Biden designated his first national monument today in Colorado – the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument. Our country’s newest national monument, located just two hours west of Denver, honors our nation’s veterans and their contribution to our military legacy by protecting the place, Camp Hale, where the 10th Mountain Division trained…

In a letter sent yesterday, 100 organizations representing millions of members and supporters across the country join the Indigenous leaders and nations, state and local governments, conservation organizations, outdoor recreationists, small businesses, artists, and advocates urging President Biden to designate Avi Kwa Ame as a national monument. The letter comes ahead of Public Lands Day…

  Ahead of the 116th anniversary of the Antiquities Act, 92 coalition partners are calling on President Biden to use the powers granted under the Act to designate Castner Range a national monument in a letter sent to the President earlier today. Building on the leadership of Congresswoman Escobar and the El Paso community which…