Five Indian tribes have joined forces to create an intertribal commission aimed at incorporating their cultural heritage, values and knowledge into the management of the Chuckwalla National Monument, it was announced Monday.

“Chuckwalla National Monument is imbued with religious, spiritual, historic and cultural significance for Tribal Nations that trace their origins to these lands,” President of the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe Jonathan Koteen said in statement.

The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe, the Cahuilla Band of Indians, the Chemehuevi Indian and the Colorado River Indian tribes have banned together to “work towards a Tribally-led vision for the monument that benefits Tribal Nations, sacred objects within the monument and the broader

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