The National Trust of Historic Preservation has placed the Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape on this year’s list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The nomination came from the All Pueblo Council of Governors, which supports the preservation and cultural significance of the landscape in the face of increasing threats.
On the lands of Santa Ana Pueblo, Council members highlighted their ancestral ties to the archaeological and cultural site. Chaco features over 600 rooms, built 1,200 years ago with precise geometric masonry, and crafted without the use of metal tools.
This endangered listing comes after the Bureau of Land Management tried last year to revoke or modify a public order Public Land Order No. 7923, that currently safeguards 336,404 acres of federal land from new oil and gas leasing for 20 years…