Fly Over the Grand Canyon and the Little Colorado River

Proposed dams near the Little Colorado River would destroy areas sacred to Native peoples and threaten the habitat of the already endangered humpback chub. Fly over the Little Colorado River with EcoFlight as Lyle Balenquah — archaeologist, river and hiking guide, and member of the Hopi Tribe — and William LongReed — citizen of the Navajo Nation Bodaway/Gap Chapter — explain why this is the wrong place to build a dam. Watch the video ›

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