Tag: Deb Haaland
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White House proposes mineral withdrawal at Thompson Divide
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced plans to shield roughly 225,000 acres of public land in western Colorado from new mining leases for 20 years. The proposal places Thompson Divide, which boasts of prodigious elk herds and headwaters to some of the best fishing grounds in Colorado, under a hiatus on new mining and drilling…
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Colorado geographic naming board begins process of renaming Mount Evans
A panel tasked with finding replacement names for geographic landmarks with names considered offensive began its process for reviewing suggested names for renaming Mount Evans. The move to find a new title for the Clear Creek County mountain named for Colorado Territorial Gov. John Evans comes two years after Colorado’s Geographic Naming Advisory Board was reconvened…
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Ignored for decades, Colorado River tribes fight for their water rights
Some 10,000 households on the vast Navajo Nation, which covers 27,000 square miles in three states, are still without running water. Native American tribes hold some of the most senior water rights in the Colorado River Basin, but history has shown that having senior water rights and having water are two different realities. The tribes,…
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5 Colorado Indian boarding schools linked to Department of Interior report
A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools around the U.S. that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions so far, but officials say that figure could grow exponentially as research continues. The Interior Department report released Wednesday expands…
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U.S. Geological Survey task force releases replacements for ‘squaw’-named features
A task force commissioned by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to come up with replacements for geographic features with the word “squaw” in their names has released its proposed list. Colorado has 28 features, including four that cross state boundaries with Oklahoma and Utah, with “squaw” in the name. Haaland declared the word “squaw” derogatory in…
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Secretary of the Interior orders “Squaw” name removed from federal lands
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Friday ordered the word “squaw” removed from all federal lands. Haaland also ordered the creation of an advisory committee that will assist an existing federal board with development and review of name-changing proposals that affect derogatory names. Haaland’s announcement…
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Colorado River management may change under Biden administration
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The new Biden administration could take action on the Colorado River that would go well beyond the president-elect’s term in office. The week of Dec. 14, the seven states that are part of the Colorado…