Native American protesters shut down Biden admin event over oil leasing ban
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A scheduled event hosted by the Biden administration was derailed Sunday after Native American protesters blocked top officials from crossing into their territory.
"This morning was not ideal," Haaland said Sunday evening at an alternate location in Albuquerque following the protest. "To see any road — yes, less than ideal. That's the nicest thing I can say — to see any road into any of our national parks or our public lands blocked was heartbreaking because our public lands belong to all Americans." Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
On June 2, Haaland banned oil, gas and mineral leasing within 10 miles of the Chaco Canyon site for 20 years, an action strongly opposed by Navajo communities and government leaders.
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