President Joe Biden's declaration of a new national monument in Nevada was praised by tribal nations but criticized by the state's Republican governor. See potential biases and similarities in reports from cnn, dcexaminer and TheNVIndy:
The Avi Kwa Ame National Monument will protect roughly 506,000 acres, including Nevada’s Spirit Mountain and the surrounding desert. The area is sacred to Indigenous groups. It's also reportedly rich in minerals, including lithium.Timothy Williams, chairman of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, said Avi Kwa Ame"is a place we know as our creation. It is the beginning of our traditional songs. And it is the place that Native nations throughout the Southwest hold sacred." Nevada Gov.
Joe Lombardo said the declaration will"cost our state jobs and economic opportunity" and mke"land more expensive and more difficult to develop for affordable housing and critical infrastructure projects." He also said the Biden administration didn't respond to his concerns.Biden's designation used the Antiquities Act, a 1906 law that allows the president to protect land for cultural and natural resources.
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