Grand Canyon, AZ: Gondola??

The way I see it, we took all of their land at one point, so let them do what they want with what little they have left. It will probably be a nice cash influx for the Hualapai people. I mean look what we (the white man) are doing at the Arizona Snow Bowl/ Agassiz Peak; a sacred sight of the Navajo and Hopi people that we now spread human waste (Grey water) on to make snow. I know two wrongs do not make a right, but I say just leave them alone, it is their land to do what they please with it.

hey, david sparrows, it does not work that way. This is anglo developers, and their deep pockets, steamrolling over the Navajos, just like it usually is.

I like to think this proposal would somehow help the peoples of the Navajo Nation and the rest of the world. General observations and experience prove otherwise.

This is anglo developers, and their deep pockets, steamrolling over the Navajos, just like it usually is.

Yet for several decades following the flooding of Glen Canyon the environmental movement urged how important it was to get people into wild places in order that they can understand and protect these areas. Those days are long gone.

Navajo President Ben Shelly said a proposed resort on the Grand Canyon east rim “is not going to happen” Thursday night at a fund-raiser event in Tuba City.

Shelly, who has not officially announced a re-election bid for Navajo president, had met with people during a $30- per- plate dinner at the Hogan Restaurant. The president spoke about the Grand Canyon Escalade, which was part of three topics he mentioned.

Shelly, who spoke in the Navajo Language, said the Escalade won’t happen because it will launch lawsuits. The president did not say who would sue or state the reasons for the lawsuits.

Though the President’s office has not issued an official statement about Thursday’s development, he privately encouraged Escalade opponents to work on preserving the area. He also said to mark off areas the group did not want developed.

Revisit Save the Confluence later for witness accounts, a recording of Shelly’s talk and photos.

$76 to sashay out on that stupid-a$$ skywalk

Seems like a pipe dream to me, the Navajo Nation boundary only goes to the edge of the canyon. The asinine Skywalk got built because the Havasupia Nation boundary includes actual canyon.

Hey, we took all of their land [...]

Ya.. the white man paves, pollutes and kills 99 percent of the north American ecosystem..But the Indian wants to build a Gondola and suddenly the Indian is desecrating holy places...
Bahahahaha

Stupid white idiots..

Edit: white men steam rolling the natives into this?
Like I said...greedy stupid white man...

Either way I stand with the native people....maybe its Donald Trump - I'll be glad to help scalp him and what ever the hell that thing in his head is...

Has anyone assessed the impact of a tourist development on the rivers themselves? In the midst of this drought,

That is interesting Jon Beck. I have heard from a trusted source that there is a shocking level of corruption in the Navajo government. I'm sure this battle will wage for years to come, given the general sleaziness of most politicians and the importance of this area.

I'm so thankful that our forefathers had the insight to protect some places for us to explore.

The confluence is very remote and beautiful but no more special than hundreds of other places remote locations on the river.

Anyone who road trips in the Southwest should make the drive between Tuba City AZ and Shiprock NM. The landscape is amazing.

There are people out there living traditionally and hardly speak English. There is fast food in Kayenta, but that is the only developed area because it is where Canyon De Chelly is located. It is a shame that this sustainable form of tourism is ignored and they concentrate on pie in the sky dreams like casinos and Disneyland type attractions.

I haven't read much about this but if this thing is on Hopi land how do the Navajo have
anything to say about it?

The Navajo Nation Law & Order Committee voted UNANIMOUSLY to OPPOSE the Escalade development at the confluence of the Little Colorado and Colorado Rivers. This is the first in a series of several committee meetings before it goes before the full Navajo Council, but it is an encouraging sign!

The other very positive news is that the Navajo Historic Preservation Office (Hataalii Advisory Council) issued a statement strongly opposing the Escalade development. Their powerful statement was read at the Law and Order Committee Meeting. They state clearly that the confluence of the Little Colorado River and Colorado River is a vital and significant cultural landscape and that the proposed development (the tramway, river walk, and rim-top resort) would pose detrimental and irreversible harm to the sacred qualities of the confluence, to Navajo ceremonies, and the Navajo people themselves.

What would the Valley be like now, 43 years later?
Wall to wall hotels? Amusement park rides? Ahwanee doubled in size?
Be wary when the camel sticks his nose under the tent.

Tribal lawmakers reticent of developing sacred land at one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World said no Tuesday to a multimillion-dollar project to build an aerial tram to take paying visitors to a riverside boardwalk in the Grand Canyon.

The Navajo Nation Tribal Council voted 16-2 during a special session in opposition of the legislation. It was the first time the full council had taken up the measure since it was first introduced last year.

The proposal had gotten a cold reception from lawmakers from the nation's largest American Indian reservation even before Tuesday's lengthy debate.

Some lawmakers raised concerns about the development resulting in more public safety demands, while others questioned a requirement that the tribe help fund infrastructure improvements in the remote area.