Biden to establish national monument preserving ancestral tribal land around Grand Canyon

President Biden will issue a presidential proclamation Tuesday establishing a new national monument to protect nearly 1 million acres of land around the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona.

The new national monument is meant to preserve the ancestral land that is sacred to several Native American tribes in the area. Previewing the announcement, senior administration officials said the national monument is known as Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni — Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, drawing upon the Havasupai and Hopi languages.

The president is currently in Arizona as part of a three-state swing out West and is set to visit the Grand Canyon on Tuesday.