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Biden designates area sacred to tribes as largest national monument of his presidency
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/politics/biden-national-monument-spirit-mountain-nevada-climate/index.htmlBiden designates area sacred to tribes as largest national monument of his presidency
By Ella Nilsen and Kevin Liptak, CNN
Updated 2:05 PM EDT, Tue March 21, 2023
Spirit Mountain is seen across the southern California and Nevada desert.
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday officially designated a new national monument in Southern Nevada while speaking at a conservation event at the Interior Department.
At more than 506,000 acres, the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument is one of the largest tracts of land to come under federal protection so far during Biden’s presidency, preserving Nevada’s Spirit Mountain and the desert around it.
“It’s a place of reverence, a place of spirituality, a place of healing,” Biden said Tuesday. “It will now be recognized for the significance it holds and be preserved forever.”
Biden’s proclamation is a major victory for the surrounding Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, which has been advocating for the monument’s creation for around three decades.
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By Ella Nilsen and Kevin Liptak, CNN
Updated 2:05 PM EDT, Tue March 21, 2023
Spirit Mountain is seen across the southern California and Nevada desert.
Zuma/Alamy
CNN
—
President Joe Biden on Tuesday officially designated a new national monument in Southern Nevada while speaking at a conservation event at the Interior Department.
At more than 506,000 acres, the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument is one of the largest tracts of land to come under federal protection so far during Biden’s presidency, preserving Nevada’s Spirit Mountain and the desert around it.
“It’s a place of reverence, a place of spirituality, a place of healing,” Biden said Tuesday. “It will now be recognized for the significance it holds and be preserved forever.”
Biden’s proclamation is a major victory for the surrounding Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, which has been advocating for the monument’s creation for around three decades.
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