Resource Issue: Native America

Native voices — sheepherders, scientists, educators, farmers, artists, and activists — share their personal and cultural connections to the Little Colorado River, from its headwaters to the Grand Canyon
Watch, listen, and learn from Native people who have called the Grand Canyon home since time immemorial.
Nikki Cooley, a Diné woman and Grand Canyon river guide, talks about her cultural view of the Colorado River and how to visit respectfully.
Jim Enote, a Zuni tribal member, traditional farmer, and CEO of the Colorado Plateau Foundation talks about his homelands, the Zuni place of emergence, petroglyphs, and connections to the Grand Canyon.
A December 2024 poll of 500 voters across Utah found strong public support for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments
A bar graph showing in pink 75% of Utah voters support presidents' ability to protect public lands as national monuments, compared to 25% who oppose in gray bar, from the 2024 Utah National Monuments Poll
Utah voters strongly support national monuments and Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in particular a December 2024 poll shows.