PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT AMONGProgrammatic Agreement • May 18th, 2017
Contract Type FiledMay 18th, 2017Since time immemorial, the Canyons (including Glen, Marble, and Grand) have been an important, sacred place to the Hualapai Indian Tribe, Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Indian Reservation. The establishment of the Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area resulted in the displacement of Native people and restricted free/traditional access to this sacred place. In spite of the displacement and disassociation from this important place, Native people, through their traditions, continue to maintain a cultural and spiritual connection to this sacred place, and the Canyons continue to be an integral part of their respective individual and collective cultural identity and way of life.