The Havasupai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, Las Vegas Tribe of Paiutes, Moapa Band of Paiute Indians, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Shivwits Band of Paiutes, Navajo Nation, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation, Zuni Tribe, and the Colorado River Indian Tribes all maintain strong historical, cultural, and spiritual connections to the Grand Canyon region. Together, these tribes called on President Biden to permanently protect their ancestral homelands outside Grand Canyon National Park as a new national monument. On August 8, 2023, President Biden designated Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. View the present-day tribal lands ›
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The monument was proposed by the Havasupai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, Las Vegas Tribe of Paiutes, Moapa Band of Paiute Indians, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Shivwits Band of Paiutes, Navajo Nation, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation, Zuni Tribe, and Colorado River Indian Tribes to protect about 1 million acres of their ancestral homelands.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly, and Reps. Raúl Grijalva, Ruben Gallego, and Greg Stanton all strongly supported the tribes in their work to see this national monument established. Please take a moment to thank President Biden and these leaders for:
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