Let's permanently protect the Grand Canyon and kill a myth about national parks

The Biden administration is currently considering the creation of a new national monument that would protect more than a million acres of the publi...

July 13, 2023
9:36 AM

The Biden administration is currently considering the creation of a new national monument that would protect more than a million acres of the public lands surrounding Grand Canyon National Park. The proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument represents a transformative opportunity, not only to protect the irreplaceable ecosystems of the Grand Canyon region, but to imagine a more just and equitable future for the public lands of the United States. Baaj Nwaavjo is a Havasupai phrase meaning 'where the tribes roam;' i'tah kukveni is Hopi for 'our footprints.

Alex Young