Chaco Culture, comprised of several archaeological sites in the Chaco Canyon, was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. (all photos Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) New Mexico lawmakers and tribal ...

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland withdrew land surrounding Chaco Canyon in 2023, citing its historical and environmental importance. Navajo leaders say they weren't properly consulted and now ...

SANTA FE, NM – New Mexicans and park advocates are applauding the reintroduction of the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, supported by the entire New Mexico delegation – Senators Ben Ray ...

The Department of the Interior is proposing to revoke protections that prevent mining and drilling on land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park. These protections, established in 2023, ...

The Gran Chaco, a dry forest that stretches across Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina, is one of the fastest-disappearing ecosystems on the planet, having lost 20% of forest cover between 2000 and 2019, ...

Chaco Culture National Historical Park preserves five Chacoan "great houses" where people from various clans congregated to trade goods, share ideas and celebrate events a thousand years ago. The ...

With the beef and charcoal industries on the rise, the future of the Chaco and its indigenous residents is looking less bright. By Joel E. Correia/The Conversation Published Oct 3, 2019 2:50 PM EDT ...

The Interior Department is looking to revoke protections surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park with a proposal to rescind Public Land Order 7923, which put wide areas of land around the ...