Pongyesva, a member of the Hopi Tribe, said the dedication is "The beginning of hopefully this healing and looking back and seeing what was wrong and moving forward together."

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/taylor-swifts-new-romance-debt-erasing-gifts-and-the-eclipse-are-among-most-joyous-moments/article_912ef11f-439d-5ea1-a308-b150f49c9851.html

“So why are we putting limitations on Hopi and making a decision for us saying, ‘Oh, well, we don’t think that’s feasible for you all?’

Source: https://grist.org/drought/in-arizona-water-ruling-the-hopi-tribe-sees-limits-on-its-future/

The legal battle, one of the tribe’s largest expenses in recent years, resulted in May 2022 with the court awarding less than a third of the water sought by the Hopi Tribe.

Source: https://grist.org/drought/in-arizona-water-ruling-the-hopi-tribe-sees-limits-on-its-future/

The president will be speaking in an area that is between Pinyon Plain Mine, which is being developed and has not opened, and Red Butte, a site culturally significant to the Havasupai and Hopi tribes.

Source: https://wtop.com/national/2023/08/biden-to-announce-historic-grand-canyon-monument-designation-during-arizona-visit/

The Wood for Life program is active in Northern Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Idaho, in partnership with Navajo, Hopi, Ute, Shoshone-Paiute, and Shoshone Bannock Tribes and communities.

Source: https://pagosadailypost.com/2023/03/29/san-juan-national-forest-wood-for-life-partners-receive-chiefs-award/

This was positioned as giving land to the Hopi nation.

Source: https://oregoncatalyst.com/70663-real-land-acknowledgement.html