through it has been a grassroots effort and volunteer organisations getting them the supplies. i think the authorities from the outset have been asking for patients. it is a painstaking and very difficult task, the recovery operation going onjust difficult task, the recovery operation going on just below me. they have been asking for patients, they have more teams, there are now a0 canine teams, there are now a0 canine teams, the dogs have to take rest because of the heat and the terrain. there are now seeing signs of recovery, three schools in lahaina did survive, they are being cleared of ash and debris, and the air and water quality is being tested, people are very keen to get children back to school as soon as possible so they can be with their friends and be learning instead of kicking around and thinking constantly about the enormity of what happened here. president biden is due to visit the area on monday. there has been some criticism that he should have come sooner. there
is where we will be returning. that is how important this place is. earlier this week you told one report, i m gonna quote here, i m sad that my relatives who worked on this have passed on and aren t here, but i know they are here in spirit. carletta tilousi, what else would you like to tell your relatives about the sacrifice it took to get this done? a lot of people sacrificed their time. this was a grassroots effort that begun in 1984 by my tribal elders and they never wavered and they stood firm and we continue to voice our opposition, even though it got hard. we did it as a community, we did it as a family, and we are so happy that this decision was made by the president this past week. i don t want to give the impression that the work is done. what more would you like to see
very much for being here. please explain to folks watching why these lands are so important and what it means to you to see them become a national monument. thank you. this land is very important to many tribes in the southwest, 13 tribes and this is where we believe in our creation stories that we emerged from and when we pass away and leave this earth, that is where we will be returning. that is how important this place is. earlier this week you told one report, i m gonna quote here, i m sad that my relatives who worked on this have passed on and aren t here, but i know they are here in spirit. carletta tilousi, what else would you like to tell your relatives about the sacrifice it took to get this done? a lot of people sacrificed their time. this was a grassroots effort that begun in 1984 by my tribal elders and they never wavered and they stood firm and we continue to voice our