by Roger Clark, Grand Canyon Director
For more than four years, developers have been promising rapid approval by the Navajo Nation Council of a bill in support of “Grand Canyon Escalade”, a proposed resort located above the sacred confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers, including a tramway to carry up to 10,000 tourists a day to the bottom of Grand Canyon.
That legislation and a secretly negotiated “master agreement” have been as elusive as the Holy Grail, until now. A story in the Navajo Times recently revealed details from the consolidated documents.
Among its many promises, is a “brighter future for the families and youth of Bodaway/Gap and the Western Navajo Agency.” But local residents belonging to the Save the Confluence coalition think differently.
Their two-page summary of the nearly 200-page document concludes with the following intelligence test:
The Escalade legislation has yet to be introduced before the Navajo Nation Council, nor has it garnered sufficient political support to attract a sponsor.
Read a copy of the proposed legislation and agreements.
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