Navajo president reaffirms opposition to Escalade bill
Navajo President Russell Begaye told a Flagstaff newspaper that he continues to oppose the Grand Canyon Escalade bill.
Proposed Grand Canyon Escalade bill starts to move
A proposed Grand Canyon Escalade bill, which seeks approval from the Navajo Nation Council to jump start a controversial project, has begun to move forward late Monday.
National Geographic: Are We Losing the Grand Canyon?
“The canyon provokes two major reactions: the urge to protect it, and the temptation to make a pile of money from it.” That quote appears in National Geographic’s September issue, as the magazine explores more than a century of battles over...
Save the Confluence releases fact sheet, flyer
Save the Confluence has released a fact sheet and flyer. The 12-point fact sheet outlines the reasons why a proposed tourist resort would harm the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers. You can download a PDF of the flyer here, to support this effort....
Confluence partner can’t pay bills, but wants tribe to finance his project
A key member of the Confluence Partners, who is asking the Navajo Nation to give him a $65 million loan to build the proposed Grand Canyon Escalade, apparently is unable to pay his bills in Scottsdale.
Navajo Council may ponder Escalade bill soon
A bill that may start the $1 billion Grand Canyon Escalade project at the east rim of the canyon will likely reach the Navajo Nation Council soon.