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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — At the ninth annual Rumble on the Mountain event at Northern Arizona University on Sept. 9, the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument was celebrated with members of the Havasupai, Navajo and Hopi tribes, Grand Canyon wildlife advocates and the community.
President Joe Biden proclaimed nearly 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon as the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument on Tuesday morning.
After years of effort on the part of local tribes, nearly 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon are expected to be designated as part of the new Baaj Nwaavjo
Decades-long visions of Native American tribes and environmentalists were turned in reality in the move to help preserve about 1,562 square miles around Grand Canyon National Park.
Native American and environmental advocates gathered at the Grand Canyon on Saturday to support a new national monument. Now they await Biden.