Newest national monument near Grand Canyon protects Native American sites in Arizona
President Joe Biden has designated a new national monument designed to preserve Native American cultural sites and prevent new uranium mining on ne...
President Joe Biden has designated a new national monument designed to preserve Native American cultural sites and prevent new uranium mining on nearly 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon National Park. The Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument will conserve about 1,562 square miles in three separate areas north and south of the Grand Canyon. It's intended to protect thousands of sites considered sacred by the Havasupai, Hopi, Hualapai, Paiute, Navajo, Yavapai-Apache, Zuni and Colorado River Indian tribes, the administration said.