The latest from Save the Confluence
Save the Colorado River
Now, we need to save the Colorado River from extinction. The results of climate change have decreased water levels and snowpack that stem from prolonged drought, and the over consumption of water has exacerbated the problem.
New documentary: Grand Canyon is home to Native people
As Grand Canyon National Park prepares to celebrate its 104th anniversary on Feb. 26, a new 12-minute film, “Voices of the Grand Canyon” debuts.
Feds formally stop proposal to dam up part of Little Colorado River
The federal government is finally closing the door on two proposed dams on the Little Colorado River in western Navajo Nation. But another effort to dam up Big Canyon remains alive.
Five Years Ago: Remembering a Victory to Save the Land and its People
Oct. 31, 2017, marked one of the most important victories this century for Navajo, Hopi and other indigenous people who call the area near the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers both home and sacred.
Grand Canyon Trust Intern learns about tribes, threats to their sacred sites
I met with tribes along the Grand Canyon and Little Colorado River. Each had its own cultural emergence stories that connect them to the canyon and river.
Sign a petition to save Big Canyon from destructive water project
Join Save the Confluence in saying NO to the proposed Big Canyon pumped hydro storage project on a tributary to the Little Colorado River
Without a tourist eye at Grand Canyon East rim
Before seeing the Confluence, I had only seen the Grand Canyon once, despite being raised and having lived in the Navajo Nation for years. My experience on the Desert View rim of the canyon had a touristy feel to it. I felt like I did not experience my first Grand Canyon visit to the fullest extent, though I did feel amazed at how vast and awe-inspiring the canyon was.
GCT intern learns about how development impacts sacred sites
Editor's Note: This is Kayla Yazzie's guest essay about a trip to the Grand Canyon East Rim in western Navajo Nation in May. The trip was to the area high above the rim of the Little Colorado and Colorado River called the Confluence. Yazzie is a Grand Canyon...
A chance to view Grand Canyon east rim from above
The Grand Canyon Trust is offering a chance for Native youth to view the canyon from above this month.
A bill to protect Navajo sacred sites starts to move
The sacred site bill seeks to protect canyons, waterways of portions of Grand Canyon East rim on the Navajo Nation. The move comes amidst a developer’s plan to extract groundwater to generate electricity for cities.
Grand Canyon Trust hiring two interns
Save the Confluence seeks an intern to increase younger peoples’ awareness of and advocacy efforts around the Little Colorado River.
Oral stories honors Little Colorado River
Two members of Save the Confluence families are part of storytellers featured in a video celebration of the Little Colorado River.
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