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How about a gondola, riverwalk, and restaraunt at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado?
I might recommend AW and its reps to reconsider linking this petition. While the intention seems fair the author of the petition is not the most nuanced in his writing and is already tapping into some dangerous historical waters:This would be all time tragic. Here is a petition that is circulating to try and sway tribal leaders.
Stop plans to develop the Grand Canyon
No personal or professional contacts, just gleaned info from the first article. Several organizations seem to be circulating the petition and he states he has the local Sierra Club as a partner. Its a shame he made those comments as his original statements seemed to be broad enough to gather a wide array of stakeholders to the cause.Shoot. Should have read the petition before posting & definitely agree with your position Phillip. A reputable conservation group was circulating it so I just passed it on without reading it which was a mistake. Dang Facebook! If admins could remove the link I'd appreciate it. Do you have contacts on the movement within the tribe? I think we could generate some good support against this development but it's definitely a tricky subject and luckily I haven't posted the link anywhere else.
Its in his Jan 2013 comment on the Change.org petition. My last post was about Navajo activists fighting the tribal leadership's cooperation with the development, as outlined in the OP's link.Maybe they've changed the wording since the earlier posts? I don't see the quoted paragraph in the linked petition. Didn't read the linked yahoo news article but that's not relevant to signing the petition.
Looks like its time to move someone off the rez.The Los Angeles Times's Julie Cart reported on Sunday of plans to build "restaurants, hotels and shops" on Navajo Indian land adjacent to the eastern portion of the Grand Canyon.
The 420-acre Grand Canyon Escalade proposal would also feature an eight-person gondola that would take tourists on a 10-minute ride to the canyon floor, she writes, "where they would stroll along an elevated riverside walkway to a restaurant at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers".
Should be easy to take these guys on in court with their finances.The Navajo Nation is the largest reservation in the United States, situated on over 27,000 square miles of land within the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
Demographics
* Population: 180,462
* Median Age: 24
* Labor Force: comprised of 28% of the population
* Median Household Income: $20,005
* Unemployment: 42%
* Poverty: 43% lives below the poverty rate
Why, lets not forget the ultimate development, Glen Canyon Dam.A restaurant in the Grand Canyon? Outrageous!
Oh, wait. Didn't our own tribe build Phantom Ranch decades ago and it is still a favorite stop for boaters? And not one, but two, steel bridges to make a fine loop hike. Let's see, there are power lines, and phones lines and a sewage treatment plant. A rim-to-rim water line and two pump stations (Roaring Springs and Indian Gardens).
Don't get me wrong, I don't support a tram and development at the confluence. But opposing Navajo development on moral high ground ain't gonna work.
That is where I am hung up and don't feel like I should wade into the protest. I recognize that the trend in National Parks is a reduction of infrastructure (read "Searching for Yellowstone" for a solid expose on the matter) but the issue is not completely wrapped up, especially when it comes to the sovereignty of native lands. Plain and simple is the fact that we do not own the land but how to interact with a proposed development like this is less clear.A restaurant in the Grand Canyon? Outrageous!
Oh, wait. Didn't our own tribe build Phantom Ranch decades ago and it is still a favorite stop for boaters? And not one, but two, steel bridges to make a fine loop hike. Let's see, there are power lines, and phones lines and a sewage treatment plant. A rim-to-rim water line and two pump stations (Roaring Springs and Indian Gardens).
Don't get me wrong, I don't support a tram and development at the confluence. But opposing Navajo development on moral high ground ain't gonna work.