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For western tribes, Grand Canyon monument designation is a “historic moment”

Wyoming Public Radio | By Will Walkey
Published August 11, 2023 at 3:57 PM MDT
Local tribal leaders Carletta Tilousi (left), Dianna Sue White Dove Uqualla (middle), and Stuart Chavez (right) at Red Butte, the Havasupai Tribe’s sacred mountain, in the South Section of the monument.
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The Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition
Local tribal leaders Carletta Tilousi (left), Dianna Sue White Dove Uqualla (middle), and Stuart Chavez (right) at Red Butte, the Havasupai Tribe’s sacred mountain, in the South Section of the monument.

President Joe Biden has designated another national monument in the Mountain West. Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument covers nearly one million acres in Northern Arizona and contains thousands of culturally and historically significant sites

President Joe Biden has designated another national monument in the Mountain West. Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument covers nearly one million acres in Northern Arizona and contains thousands of culturally and historically significant sites

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