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  • North Dakota Badlands national monument proposed with tribes’ support

    North Dakota Badlands national monument proposed with tribes’ support

    A coalition of conservation groups and Native American tribal citizens on Friday called on President Joe Biden to designate nearly 140,000 acres of rugged, scenic Badlands as North Dakota’s first national monument, a proposal several tribal nations say would preserve the area’s indigenous and cultural heritage. The proposed Maah Daah Hey National Monument would encompass…