After years of campaigning for the designation of the Chuckwalla National Monument, five Native American tribes will now formally work together to preserve and protect it.
The Chuckwalla National Monument Intertribal Commission will include representatives from the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe, the Cahuilla Band of Indians, the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe and the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT).
Councilman Zion White, of the Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe, said the goal of the commission is to get tribal values and tribal-land-stewardship expertise incorporated into management practices at the monument, and weigh in on any topics that come up regarding the land…