President Biden Issues Proclamation on Establishment of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
March 22, 2023
March 22, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on March 21, 2023, on the establishment of the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument:
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Yuman Tribes tell that creation began at a towering mountain in the southernmost reaches of Nevada at the confluence of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. The Mojave people call this mountain Avi Kwa Ame, or Spirit Mountain. The mountain and the surrounding arid valleys and mountain ranges are among the most sacred pl . . .
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Yuman Tribes tell that creation began at a towering mountain in the southernmost reaches of Nevada at the confluence of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. The Mojave people call this mountain Avi Kwa Ame, or Spirit Mountain. The mountain and the surrounding arid valleys and mountain ranges are among the most sacred pl . . .