Five Native tribes are coming together to protect a California cultural landscape

Five Native tribes are coming together to protect a California cultural landscape

A coalition of five California desert tribes will co-manage the 624,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument.

Civic Solutions: Tribes Convene a Commission in Response to Concerns About Management of the Chuckwalla National Monument

After years of campaigning for the designation of the Chuckwalla National Monument, five Native American tribes will now formally work together to preserve and protect it. The Chuckwalla National Monument Intertribal Commission will include representatives from the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe, the Cahuilla Band of Indians, the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe and the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT). Cou…