Grand Canyon, Everglades: 10 Threatened Indigenous UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Steve Russell
4/13/16
UNESCO world heritage sites in Indian country are in danger, and most of those sites are historically or spiritually important to the indigenous peoples living nearby...

As Grand Canyon Expects Record Visits, Advocates Cite Need for Funding

Jessica Swarner/Cronkite News
4/11/16
Grand Canyon National Park officials say the park should break last year’s record of 5.5 million visitors this year, but advocates are worried the park may not be able to handle su...

Forest Service Nixes Massive Commercial Development at Grand Canyon’s Edge

ICTMN Staff
3/14/16
Nearly 200,000 comments, letters, petition signatures and other opposition to a controversial attempt to build a massive commercial development just a mile from the south entrance ...

Grand Canyon Association Wants to Help Tribes Rediscover Sacred Sites

Grand Canyon Association
4/5/15
The Grand Canyon Association (GCA) is launching a fundraising campaign to help American Indian tribes rediscover their roots inside one of America’s natural wonders...

Controversial Grand Canyon Gondola Grounded for a Year

Anne Minard
7/17/14
A tourist attraction proposed for the Navajo side of the Grand Canyon has been delayed by a year, because the controversial plan didn’t make it on the Navajo Nation Council’s summe...

Tribes Have Mixed Feelings About Tightrope Walker Coming to the Grand Canyon

Anne Minard
4/7/13
Famed tightrope walker Nik Wallenda last made headlines in June 2012 by tightrope walking across Niagara Falls...

Navajos' Planned Grand Canyon Development Draws Concerns

Anne Minard
3/30/12
The jubilant announcement of a Navajo Nation plan to develop the East Rim of the Grand Canyon for tourism is getting a chilly reception from tribal residents of the area, the Hopi ...

Opposition Continues for the Grand Canyon Escalade

Anne Minard
11/5/12
Developers behind a proposed tourist destination in a sacred part of the Grand Canyon say they’ve secured approval from the Navajo Nation chapter where the development would take p...