#NativeAmericanCalling - #OilDrilling vs #CulturalPreservation at #ChacoCanyon

May 27, 2026 By Art Hughes

"The #Trump administration is moving to undo a 20-year ban on #OilAndGasDrilling near Chaco Canyon, a place of major cultural significance to #pueblos in the Southwest. The threat of new oil leases on nearly 340,000 acres of #PublicLand surrounding Chaco Canyon has put the site on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s [#NTHP] list of America’s #MostEndangeredSpaces. It is the second time on the same list for the land that is already a protected National Historic Park and a #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite. The moratorium was instituted in 2023 by then-Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, who is a Laguna Pueblo citizen. We’ll hear about the options ahead for the land and the cultural significance it holds."

Listen:
https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/wednesday-may-27-2026-oil-drilling-vs-cultural-preservation-at-chaco-canyon/

#NativeAmericanNews #IndigenousNews #ProtectTheSacred #CulturalGenocide #BigOilAndGas #TrumpSucks #USPol #Oiligarch #CorporateColonialism #CorporateGreed #FossilFuels #FossilFools

Did you miss our opening yesterday? Don't fret! You can still catch us today! Diane Hunter (Heritage Specialist, Miami Tribe) and Christine Thompson (AAL, Assistant Director) will give a presentation at 1 pm. See you there!
#exhibit #NEHFunded #NTHP