"Southern California monument’s designation under threat in a federal lawsuit"
"A coalition of tribes and the Native American Rights Fund jumped Monday into the legal battle to protect the Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California that President Joe Biden created during his last month in office. Tribes led a long fight to see the monument established.
The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe, Chemeheuvi Indian Tribe, Colorado River Indian Tribes, and Morongo Band of Mission Indians and NARF on Monday filed to intervene in a case that threatens the long-sought designation of the monument. They were joined by local and state governmental entities, local businesses, California elected officials, and other local organizations.
Amelia Flores, chairwoman of the Colorado River Indian Nation, told ICT in May when the legal challenge to Chuckwalla was filed in federal court in Michigan that protecting the homelands of her people was a primary concern."
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