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President Biden Designated New Avi Kwa Ame National Monument

Last updated:

March 21, 2023

Authority

Antiquities Act

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DOI

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Presidential Proclamation

President Biden designated half a million acres of federal land in southern Nevada as the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. The designation followed decades of advocacy by the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe and other tribal nations to protect lands of deep spiritual, sacred, and historic significance, including the monument’s namesake, Avi Kwa Ame (Spirit Mountain).