The notion — we hesitate to call it an actual “plan” — to build a gondola ride into the Grand Canyon at the confluence of the Colorado River and the Little Colorado River proved even more outlandish than most critics realized.
Now that former President Ben Shelly can no longer fire him, Navajo Nation’s Natural Resources division director has issued a memorandum opposing the Grand Canyon Escalade.
Under the re-awakening of Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye and Vice President Jonathan Nez, it is our hope that land users and residents will finally gain peace of mind.
Newly sworn-in Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye has reasserted his opposition to the Grand Canyon Escalade.
Incoming president Russell Begaye blasted proposed developers of the so-called Grand Canyon Escalade project, saying the Navajo people were not consulted about plans to build a tram and commercial resort that could threaten the environment and sacred sites.