🤦🏻‍♂️• hyperallergic New Mexico lawmakers and tribal leaders are calling for the protection of Chaco Canyon, an Indigenous archaeological and historical site in the state, as Republicans attempt to repeal federal land protections surrounding the area. “Over a thousand years ago, our Pueblo ancestors called Chaco Canyon and the Greater Chaco Region home, creating one of the most magnificent civilizations in North America,” said Charles Riley, governor of the Pueblo of Acoma, one of the pueblos with ties to Chaco Canyon, in a June 23 press release. “Today, we stand at a crossroads where we must choose between short-term energy profits and the permanent preservation of our most sacred ancestral homeland,” Riley continued. To read the full story by isaislearninghowtouseacamera, visit the link in bio. . . . Photo Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic #ChacoCanyon #NewMexico #Trump #DOI