Biden commits to protect Nevada's Spirit Mountain

President Joe Biden pledges new commitments, respect for tribal nations

President Joe Biden spoke on the opening day of the two-day White House Tribal Nations Summit.

President Joe Biden pledges to designate Avi Kwa Ame national monument in Southern Nevada

President Joe Biden has pledged to designate the Avi Kwa Ame national monument. It's a goal tribal leaders and conservationists have worked toward for decades.

Biden: Nevada site sacred to tribes to be national monument

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden told a gathering of tribal leaders in Washington on Wednesday that he intends to designate an area considered sacred by area Native Americans in southern Nevada as a new national monument. “When it comes to Spirit Mountain and the surrounding ridges and canyons, I’m committed to protecting this […]

Biden: Nevada site sacred to tribes to be national monument

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden told a gathering of tribal leaders in Washington on Wednesday that he intends to designate an area considered sacred by area Native Americans in southern Nevada as a new national monument. “When it comes to Spirit Mountain and the surrounding ridges and canyons, I’m committed to protecting this […]

Biden: Nevada site sacred to tribes to be national monument

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden told a gathering of tribal leaders in Washington on Wednesday that he intends to designate an area considered sacred by area Native Americans in southern Nevada as 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 said during a speec…

Biden pledges new commitments, respect for tribal nations

By FELICIA FONSECA and FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged to give a stronger voice in federal affairs, promising at the first in-person summit on tribal affairs in six years that he will bolster tribal consultations, inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in decision-making and funding for communities struggling with the impacts of climate change. Biden spoke on the opening day of the two-day White House Tribal…