Stories tagged: "Grand Canyon"


Havasupai ceremonial practitioner Uqualla, left, and tribal member Kris Siyuja, hold a blessing ceremony below the rim at Grand Canyon National Park on Friday, May 5, 2023. The Havasupai Tribe and the park marked the renaming of a popular campground from Indian Garden to Havasupai Gardens. (AP Photo/Ty O'Neil)
Havasupai Tribe in Arizona Marks a Spiritual Homecoming: ‘We Are Still the Grand Canyon’

Today about 500 of the nearly 770 tribal members live in Supai Village on the reservation adjacent to the Grand Canyon, so remote it can be reached only by foot, mule or helicopter.

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Arizona Is More Than the Grand Canyon. Here Are Other National Parks to Visit.

On five days this year, the National Parks Service offers free admission to all national parks.

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Biden Firm on Uranium-Mining Ban Around ‘Jewel’ of the Grand Canyon

Biden said the country should instead be focusing on developing clean energy. For four years, the Trump administration took steps to boost uranium mining for what it called national security reasons, a move environmentalists saw as an attempt to open the door to mining near the Grand Canyon. President-elect Joe Biden may be ready to...

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300 Million-Year-Old Fossilized Footprints Found at Grand Canyon

Researchers say they footprints pre-date dinosaurs, and originate from a time when the earth’s land was assembled into the supercontinent Pangea.

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Reopening Grand Canyon Is ‘a Recipe for Disaster,’ Critics Say

The national park is temporarily reopening for Memorial Day Weekend.

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One of Arizona’s Most Popular Tourist Sites Shutdown Over Coronavirus

Permit holders for one of Arizona’s most popular tourist destinations are going to have to wait a little longer to explore the Havasupai waterfalls.

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Radiation Victim Urges Arizona to Oppose Uranium Mining

After months of silence, conservationists and victims of uranium radiation renew calls for Sen. Martha McSally to support mining ban around Grand Canyon.