Navajo community divided on Grand Canyon tourist attraction
Thursday, November 29, 2012
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A proposed Grand Canyon tourist attraction is generating controversy in a
Navajo Nation community.
The
Bodaway/Gap Chapter passed two resolutions against the
Grand Canyon Escalade, a project that includes a tramway to carry tourists to the floor of the
Grand Canyon National Park.
But a third resolution in October saw residents favor the project by a 59-52 vote.
Don Yellowman, who runs a group called
Forgotten People, voted against the project. He and others say it will disturb a sacred site at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers.
Supporters say the $125 million project will create jobs and attract more people to the reservation.
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Tension in Navajo Nation over proposed Grand Canyon tourist attraction
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