US President Joe Biden tells Tribal Nations Summit he intends to designate Nevada's Spirit Mountain and surrounding areas a new national monument
"When it comes to Spirit Mountain and the surrounding ridges and canyons, I'm committed to protecting this sacred place that is central to the creation story of so many tribes that are here today," Biden tells a summit of tribal leaders.President Joe Biden has told a gathering of tribal leaders in Washington that he intends to designate an area considered sacred by area Native Americans in southern Nevada as a new national monument.
On Wednesday, Biden credited US Representative Dina Titus and Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, for pushing the proposal. At 18,201 square kilometres, the new monument would compare in size to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Florida.Native Americans hail announcement The area is mostly an undeveloped landscape dotted with Joshua trees and bighorn sheep migration routes.
Congress also can designate sites through legislation, and Titus introduced a measure in February to set aside the Avi Kwa Ame site.
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