Grand Canyon Trust (allied)

What happened

The Grand Canyon Trust is a regional conservation nonprofit based in Flagstaff, Arizona. ProPublica lists it as Grand Canyon Trust Inc under EIN 86-0512633, with tax exemption issued in August 1985. Its site says it advocates for healthy land, water, air and communities in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. Its team page lists Ethan Aumack as executive director and Deon Ben as Native America director. It is not an Indigenous-led organization.

On its About page, the Trust says it supports the rights of the region's Native peoples and will "stand behind tribes as they reclaim the authority to manage their ancestral lands." Its Native America page says partnerships with tribal communities and nations are the cornerstone of its work on the Colorado Plateau.

Its stated support includes collaborative stewardship by tribes and federal agencies at places such as Bears Ears and the Grand Canyon region, and a partnership with Change Labs to support Native entrepreneurs. The page quotes Jim Enote, board chair, saying conservation on the Plateau cannot be done without involving tribes.

The Trust describes no completed land return of its own. Its land role is advocacy, partnerships and funding support, as the Trust describes them.

Good to know. An allied conservation group, not Indigenous-led, that supports tribes rather than returning land itself.

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