A developer claims a tourist attraction on the Navajo side of the Grand Canyon would create 3,000 jobs. But four tribes consider the location holy ground. It's called the confluence -- the place where the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers mee

Earth+Bone Episode 6: San Carlos Apache Tribe Divided Over Copper Mine

Feb 13th, 2017 8m 21s

In episode six we travel to the San Carlos Apache reservation, which has shrunk in size five times to accommodate the mining industry. So when Resolution Copper made plans to develop the largest copper mine in North America here on Oak Flat, la

Earth+Bone Episode 5: Navajo Demand Human Remains Be Returned

Feb 10th, 2017 7m 35s

The Navajo Nation is suing the federal government for taking more than 300 sets of human remains from Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The canyon -- situated deep in the heart of the Navajo Nation -- is unique. It’s the only national monumen

Earth+Bone Episode 4: Havasupai Fight Mining Company To Protect Sacred Land

Feb 9th, 2017 7m 58s

Each year millions of visitors to the Grand Canyon drive by Red Butte without taking much notice. But for the Havasupai the steep hill is central to their belief system. The tribe says a nearby uranium mine threatens this sacred place and its d

Earth+Bone Episode 3: Utah Lawmakers Plan To 'Trump The Monument'

Feb 8th, 2017 8m 21s

In this episode we travel to the Valley of the Gods in southern Utah. On one of former President Barack Obama’s last days in office he used his authority to protect a pair of buttes in southern Utah called Bear’s Ears. While some tribal leaders

Earth+Bone Episode 2: Tribe Says Wall Would Desecrate Its Sacred Land

Feb 7th, 2017 8m 33s

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to build a wall along the 2,000-mile-long U.S.-Mexico border. He remains resolute despite the obstacles that stand in his way. One is the Tohono O’odham, the American Indian tribe that strad

Earth+Bone Episode 1: Standing Rock Sioux Galvanizes A Nation

Feb 6th, 2017 5m 4s

Last year hundreds of thousands of people from around the world united with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. That protest continues as President Trump advances development. The movement has brought a megapho

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