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Tribal, congressional leaders call on Biden to create 1.1-million-acre monument near Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon Rim. PC, Murphy Woodhouse.
Grand Canyon Rim. PC, Murphy Woodhouse.

The proposed monument's name would include the Havasupai phrase "Baaj Nwaavjo," which means "where tribes roam," and the Hopi phrase "I’tah Kukveni," which means "our footprints."

The proposed monument's name would include the Havasupai phrase "Baaj Nwaavjo," which means "where tribes roam," and the Hopi phrase "I’tah Kukveni," which means "our footprints."

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Murphy Woodhouse