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Biden creates a new national monument near the Grand Canyon The proclamation
signed in the area by the president protects lands that are sacred to indigenous
peoples and blocks new uranium mine claims.


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BIDEN CREATES A NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT NEAR THE GRAND CANYON

Updated August 8, 20233:46 PM ET Originally published August 8, 20235:00 AM ET
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BIDEN CREATES A NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT NEAR THE GRAND CANYON

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Maya Tilousi, member of the Hopi Tribe, Havasupai Tribe of Grand Canyon, and the
Cheyanne and Arapaho Tribes, shakes hands with President Biden after introducing
him at Red Butte Airfield, 25 miles south of Tusayan, Ariz., on Tuesday. Jim
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Maya Tilousi, member of the Hopi Tribe, Havasupai Tribe of Grand Canyon, and the
Cheyanne and Arapaho Tribes, shakes hands with President Biden after introducing
him at Red Butte Airfield, 25 miles south of Tusayan, Ariz., on Tuesday.

Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

President Biden designated a new national monument near the Grand Canyon on
Tuesday. The move protects lands that are sacred to indigenous peoples and
permanently bans new uranium mining claims in the area. It covers nearly 1
million acres.

The president gave remarks at the Historic Red Butte Airfield in Arizona before
signing the proclamation and visiting the Grand Canyon.

"Our nation's history is etched in our people and in our lands," Biden said.
"Today's action is going to protect and preserve that history, along with these
high plateaus and deep canyons."

Tuesday's announcement is part of a trip that will include New Mexico and Utah,
where Biden is making the case for how he's tackling the climate and economic
challenges facing Americans in the West.




THE MONUMENT FOLLOWS A YEARS-LONG EFFORT

President Biden signed a proclamation to designate Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni
Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. Jim Watson/AFP via
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In the Grand Canyon, tribal nations and conservationists have been calling for
additional protections in the area for years, as KNAU's Ryan Heinsius has
reported.

A recent statewide poll showed broad support for the proposal, though local
ranchers who have worked the land for generations have concerns. Senior
administration officials told reporters that the national monument designation
upholds private property rights; it also does not affect existing uranium mining
claims.


RELIGION


NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT COMES AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE OF ADVOCACY BY NATIVE
NATIONS

Still, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American Cabinet
secretary, called Biden's move "historic."

"It will help protect lands that many tribes referred to as their eternal home,
a place of healing and a source of spiritual sustenance," she said. "It will
help ensure that indigenous peoples can continue to use these areas for
religious ceremonies, hunting and gathering of plants, medicines and other
materials, including some found nowhere else on earth. It will protect objects
of historic and scientific importance for the benefit of tribes, the public and
for future generations."

Haaland called her own trip to the area in May "one of the most meaningful trips
of my life."


RACE


BIDEN DESIGNATES A NATIONAL MONUMENT HONORING EMMETT TILL AND HIS MOTHER

The new national monument will be called Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon
National Monument. According to the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition that drafted a
proposal for the monument, "Baaj Nwaavjo" means "where tribes roam" in
Havasupai, and "I'tah Kukveni" translates to "our ancestral footprints" in Hopi.


BIDEN'S BROADER AGENDA

Biden has created four other national monuments during his presidency — one
honors Emmett Till, and the others protect land in Nevada, Texas and Colorado.

But the politics of Biden's Western swing are broader than preservation. It is
about emphasizing what the administration has already done to invest in the
economy and the climate — because many Americans just don't know about it.


ELECTIONS


BIDEN FRAMES HIS CLEAN ENERGY PLAN AS A JOBS PLAN, OBSCURING HIS RECORD ON
CLIMATE

Asked whether this week's trip is about advertising accomplishments, press
secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters, "We're going to continue to do our
jobs and continue to talk about it ... And the hope is that we'll get our
message out."

She said support would continue to build for the president as the legislation is
implemented around the country. "We'll see, I think, Americans start to feel and
see what it is that we have been able to do in Washington, D.C."



And the Biden reelection campaign is counting on it.

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