What a White House tribal summit could mean for SoCal’s beloved open spaces

On a recent press call I tuned into, tribal voices from across the Golden State urged the Biden administration to protect hundreds of thousands of acres of ancestral land, including mountains near Los Angeles, desert abutting Joshua Tree National Park and volcanic highlands in Northern California. And they stressed that they want to be active partners in the stewardship of the land.

CA Tribes press to protect more land at White House Tribal Nations Summit

California tribes are headed to the White House Tribal Nations Summit tomorrow, where they will ask Congress and the Biden administration to create or expand several national monuments. The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla tribe in the Coachella Valley would like the president to establish a new Chuckwalla National Monument and expand Joshua Tree National Park.

Tribal leaders and advocates call for more land protection

The Indigenous Voices of Nevada hosted a news conference on Thursday to encourage President Joe Biden to designate the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument and to expand the San Gabriels National Monument and The Medicine Lake Highlands.

Tribal leaders call for expanding San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

In a Thursday, Nov. 30, conference call hosted by Indigenous Voices of Nevada, tribal representatives from the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, the Desert Cahuilla Indians, and the Pit River Nation urged the White House to use the Antiquities Act to protect cultural and environmental resources as well as increase indigenous stewardship of the land.