Preserving Our Land and Schools with The Great American Outdoors Act
President Donald Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act in 2020 to fix our land and schools. This historic legislation cuts through the typical federal noise to directly fund deferred maintenance where it matters most. The law authorizes up to $1.9 billion annually for five years to the Legacy Restoration Fund, ensuring that the Bureau of Indian Education receives $95 million every year to address critical repairs. We finally have the resources to modernize our facilities for the next generation!
Revitalizing Schools on the Navajo Nation
We are seeing the concrete results of this investment right here in Arizona. The massive project at Many Farms High School is currently investing over $230 million to consolidate education programs into a single, energy-efficient facility that will drastically reduce long-term operating costs. Nearby, the Shonto Preparatory School is replacing sixty-year-old water distribution and sewer systems to ensure students have safe, reliable infrastructure. These projects prove that when we prioritize physical assets over administrative theories, our communities thrive.
Restoring Foundations Across Tribal Lands
This restoration effort extends far beyond our state borders to lift up other sovereign nations. The Wounded Knee District School in South Dakota is utilizing these funds to replace its entire existing campus with modern facilities that meet federal sustainable building requirements. Furthermore, demolition projects in the Navajo Region and the Southwest Region are actively removing hundreds of thousands of square feet of unsafe, uninhabitable structures that have stood as eyesores for too long. Safe buildings create focused students.
Strong infrastructure creates independent nations.
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________Native Americans for Sovereignty and Preservation (NASP) supports this initiative by advocating for continued direct federal investment in tangible infrastructure projects that reduce dependency and uphold the federal government’s treaty obligations to Tribal nations.
