Grand Canyon

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Global Identity: Carved by the Colorado River across the Colorado Plateau in northwestern Arizona, the Grand Canyon is one of Earth's premier exposed geological archives and a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1979). Indigenous Homelands: The canyon sits on the ancestral homelands of 11 federally recognized present-day Tribal Communities who maintain continuous cultural ties. Prehistoric & Indigenous Presence: Oldest human artifacts date to the Paleoindian period (~12,000 years ago), with 3,391 prehistoric ancestral sites documented across the ~7.5% of park lands inventoried. Federal Protection Sequence (1893–1919): Designated a Forest Reserve in 1893, a National Monument by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908, and Grand Canyon National Park by Congress on February 26, 1919.

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