(L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vice Chairman Shan Lewis of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe speaks about the bill to designate Avi Kwa Ame (the Mojave name for Spirit Mountain and its surrounding landscape) as Nevada’s newest national monument during a press conference at Springs Preserve in Las Vegas in January. The bill was filed in the House on Feb. 17 by Rep. Dina Titus.