The Native America Program of the Grand Canyon Trust
Mission
The mission of the Grand Canyon Trust is to safeguard the wonders of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau, while supporting the rights of its Native peoples.
Vision
We envision a Grand Canyon and Colorado Plateau where:
- Wildness, the diversity of native plants and animals, clean air, and flowing rivers abound.
- Sovereign tribal nations thrive.
- A livable climate endures.
- People passionately work to protect the region they love for future generations.
Native America Program
The Grand Canyon Trust supports tribal communities in their efforts to protect natural and cultural resources. Through the intertribal gatherings process, we bring together tribal leaders from across the plateau to discuss priorities shared between tribes and to begin implementing conservation strategies related to those priorities. So far, gathering participants have identified four critical areas of interest: protection of sacred places, protection of sacred water, preservation of language and culture, and revitalization of health through traditional farming. For each goal, gathering participants have created tangible, tribally led solutions and begun to implement them. In addition, the Trust is helping tribal communities create economic development plans and projects that diversify economies, shifting dependence away from aging and polluting coal mines and power plants.
