10 groups have it in their care
National monument in Nevada, 506,000 acres, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, designated in 2023.
The defenders
2 groups are on the record for Avi Kwa Ame, in the order they carry the weight. The range says how strongly our editors, the court dockets and their own filings tie each one here. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
On the ground
Advocacy · Durango, CO
Backed the Honor Avi Kwa Ame designation campaign alongside the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe and keeps the monument in its National Conservation Lands defense portfolio.
26 staff79¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 2007
Also in the fight
Friends Group · Las Vegas, NV
Worked within the tribal-led coalition that won the March 2023 designation and maintains an ongoing Avi Kwa Ame program with volunteer stewardship.
24 staff + 521 volunteers79¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1984
On the ground in Nevada
More ways in
The situation
Spirit Mountain is the creation place for ten tribal nations along the lower Colorado River. Half a million acres connecting the Mojave and Sonoran deserts through critical wildlife corridors. Another tribal victory already under review, another executive order away from erasure.
Source: Department of Interior · February 15, 2025
No public comment window is open on Avi Kwa Ame right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
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