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A 25-foot totem pole will visit Chaco Canyon on July 18 as part of Red Road to D.C., a tour to raise awareness for sacred sites threatened by resource extraction, development and climate change. (Noel Lyn Smith/Daily Times)
DURANGO, Colo. – A 25-foot totem pole carved by Lummi Nation tribal members will start a cross-country journey this month to heighten awareness for sacred sites threatened by resource extraction, development and climate change.
The totem pole was carved and painted by the House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation and will begin the Red Road to D.C. tour on July 14.
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In his recent essay in The Atlantic, Obijwe tribal member David Treuer proposes returning ownership of America’s national parks to descendants of the Indigenous peoples who inhabited those lands prior to the arrival of white Europeans in North America.
If ever there was a scary-brilliant idea, Treuer’s is it.
Treuer’s proposal is scary because change is, well, scary.
His idea is brilliant because it offers a simple, straightforward way to honor America’s original stewards by returning the most magnificent and iconic portions of the American landscape to their descendants.
Yosemite National Park, California Associated Press
Treuer proposes turning over ownership of national park lands to modern tribes while leaving oversight of the parks by the National Park Service unchange
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Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, is planning to visit Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah this week as part of a tour through southwestern states, the White House announced Monday.
Emhoff will be visiting the park on Friday as part of a Biden administration tour to celebrate the country s progress against COVID-19. Emhoff s visit comes as many U.S. states continue to experience lagging vaccination rates.
No additional details about his visit were immediately available.
First lady Jill Biden also announced Monday that she and Emhoff will tour a vaccination site in Houston on Tuesday and another vaccine clinic at a middle school in Phoenix on Wednesday. Biden s office said the trips are intended to highlight the ease of getting vaccinated and mobilize outreach efforts.