BREAKING: Avi Kwa Ame National Monument reportedly a go

Biden is expected to protect 450,000 acres in southern Nevada

Nov 30, 2022

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The Washington Post’s Dan Michalski is reporting that the Biden administration plans to establish the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument on 450,000 acres of Mojave Desert in southern Nevada.

The land flows out from Avi Kwa Ame, or Spirit Mountain, and is held sacred by Yuman-speaking tribes as well as the Hopi and Chemehuevi Paiute. It has been targeted for …

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