Coverage of tribal natural resources is supported in part by Catena FoundationCOLT, or the Coalition of Large Tribes, is standing in solidarity with President Buu Nygren and the Navajo Nation in a letter by airing opposition to NASA’s priv
The Coalition of Large Tribes, an organization representing more than 50 tribes with reservations of 100,000 acres or more, signed on to the Navajo Nation’s request for consultation before NASA sends human remains to the moon. On Jan. 8, NASA has plans to launch a rocket to the moon containing human remains, based on a contract it has with two private companies that make up part of the agency’s commercial arm. Among the 28 payloads, or cargo on a rocket, going to the moon are some by Celestis and Elysium Space, companies known for providing memorial services by shipping human cremated remains.
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