“The Greater Chaco Region is not merely a tract on a map; it is a sacred repository of our shared cultural heritage.” #ClimateJustice #oilandgas thehill.com/opinion/energy…

"It also wouldn’t apply to private, state or tribal mineral rights, nor would it affect private landowners known as allottees." - Santa Fe New Mexican on the 20-year mineral withdrawal on public lands within the Greater Chaco Landscape. #ProtectChaco #NMpol santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new…

Pueblo leaders travel to Washington D.C. to defend the Chaco buffer zone. Read the New Mexico Political Report article: ndnco.cc/protectchaconm #ProtectChaco Protect Greater Chaco

"Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez remains in support of the buffer zone and has sent a letter to President Joe Biden in support of the buffer zone." - Article on a recent journey Pueblo Governors made to Washington, DC to #ProtectChaco nmpoliticalreport.com/2023/09/15/pue…

"90% of the public lands within this area is already leased for oil and gas drilling and other. We've also known of the health issues from the local community and what they're going through." - APCG Chairman Mark Mitchell on #ProtectChaco. publicnewsservice.org/2023-09-12/env…

"In a statement, council Chairman Mark Mitchell said, “We have forged vital connections, shared our concerns, and echoed the heartbeat of the Greater Chaco Region through the halls of Congress." sourcenm.com/2023/09/18/pue…

"With these protections, I know that Native youth and families, like those I work with, are finally being prioritized." - Indigenous Circle of Flagstaff founding member on why he supports US Department of the Interior's 20-year protections for Greater Chaco. #ProtectChaco azdailysun.com/opinion/letter…

"To make sure that we not only protect it for now, and most importantly, we protect it for the future.” All Pueblo Council of Governors Chairman Mark Mitchell on why we must continue to work to #ProtectChaco from new oil and gas leasing. pew.org/45U0j5c

Press Release from the All Pueblo Council of Governors following their recent trip to Washington, DC who "carried the unified voice of their communities in firm opposition to the detrimental provisions of H.R. 4374." #ProtectChaco #NMPol apcg.org/press-releases…

Act now! Stand with Pueblo leaders and other Tribes and urge Congress to oppose H.R. 4374, a bill that would nullify the 20-year ban on new oil and gas development on public lands in Greater Chaco. Tell them to #ProtectChaco! protectchaco.org

ICYMI: On Sept. 15th, Pueblo leaders from Acoma, Laguna, Jemez, Tesuque, Zia and Zuni visited Washington D.C. to defend a 10-mile buffer zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park with a 20-year mineral leasing moratorium. #nmpol #ProtectChaco🌿🏛️ow.ly/Pe6i50PQSCw

Letter to the editor in Arizona Daily Sun from Flagstaff resident thanks US Department of the Interior for protecting the Greater Chaco Landscape for the next 20 years and urges Congress to permanently #ProtectChaco. Raul M. Grijalva @SenatorSinema Senator Mark Kelly azdailysun.com/opinion/letter…

The U.S. House is debating a spending bill that will, among other harmful actions to our public lands & waters, nullify US Department of the Interior's 20-year ban on future oil & gas development. This goes against years of advocacy from Pueblos & other Tribes. Congress should work to #ProtectChaco.