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Navajo Nation sees opposition to Grand Canyon tourism project
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Posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The
Navajo Nation
is seeing opposition to its proposal for a tourist attraction near
Grand Canyon National Park
.
Earlier this year,
President Ben Shelly
signed a
memorandum of understanding
to host the
Grand Canyon Escalade
. The main attraction would be a tramway to carry tourists to the floor of the canyon.
Environmental groups, including the
Grand Canyon Trust
and
Save the Confluence
, have raised concerns about the project. So has the
Bodaway/Gap Chapter
, which voted against development, and the
Hopi Tribe
.
“The tramway goes right into the heart of the Hopi Nation. It can’t happen. That’s all I can say to the Navajo Nation: you can’t do it," Hopi Cultural Preservation Officer Leigh Kuwanwisiwma told Indian Country Today.
Then there's the
National Park Service
. The agency claims jurisdiction over some of the land that are supposedly within reservation boundaries.
Get the Story:
A Development Dispute in the Grand Canyon
(The New York Times 7/31)
Opposition Grows For Navajos’ Planned Grand Canyon Escalade
(Indian Country Today7/30)
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