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A new toolkit from Hispanic Access Foundation highlights a dozen opportunities for the Biden administration to protect sites important to Latino communities across America. At the top of the list is Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada, which HAF calls “one step in the right direction towards allyship between Latino and Tribal communities, who have a shared stake in preserving their relationships with the land for future generations.” Two weeks ago, President Biden pledged to designate Avi Kwa Ame as a national monument, but has not signed a monument proclamation.
The toolkit notes that less than eight percent of America's historical landmarks represent the stories of Native Americans, African Americans, American Latinos, Asian Americans, women, and other underrepresented groups. The toolkit also highlights the chance for new national monuments to be the centerpiece of the president's America the Beautiful Initiative, which aims to protect 30 percent of America's lands and waters by 2030.
Other sites highlighted in the toolkit include Castner Range in Texas, the proposed Los Dos Laredos Binational Park along the U.S.-Mexico border, an expansion of the César E. Chávez National Monument into a park spanning California and Arizona, and the Gila River Wild and Scenic River in New Mexico.
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In a town that does not reward loyalty, the fact that so many women, particularly in senior positions, were willing to put their names down in support of Laura is a testament to the mentoring she did, the significant relationships she has built across the aisle. That means something.”
