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Grand Canyon- Save the Confluence
“There is so much more to see than just the Grand Canyon walls” (Satterwhite). It provides a natural habitat for birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and a very large number of plants. The Grand Canyon has magnificent rock formations, and it is home to many Native-American tribes. The Grand Canyon is home to the Confluence, which is the church of Native-American tribes. The Confluence now has a proposed offer, the Escalade.
What the Escalade would be
The Escalade sounds like a great plan because it includes a lot. For example, there would be hotels, gift shops, a IMAX theatre, and a transportation system, a gondola, that runs from the edge of the canyon to the Confluence. The gondola would provide easy access to the bottom and back up from the canyon, unlike right now where you would have to take a long hike to the bottom of the canyon and a long hike back up. The average person can not simply just take a hike down and back up because it takes training. Many Navajos suffer from “lack of jobs, drinking problems, drugs, and even suicide” (Kal). Shelly, the Navajo President, said “The only conclusion I got from that is that they need jobs, they need homes. They need good homes. They need better education. They …show more content…

The Escalade does not follow this rule because it is a major change on the land. "The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided" (National Park Service). The Escalade breaks another rule because they are practically destroying a sacred land mark. The Escalade does not even follow rules on building on the Grand Canyon, so why proceed on the project that will take away from

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