On Mar 20, 4:27 pm, Pat Flannery wrote:
They opened the Skywalk over the Grand Canyon today, and even the TV
coverage of going out on it looked pretty scary.
I think the Hualapai tribe probably has a real winner here from a
financial point of view.
Talk about going on a vision quest. :-)

Pat

The peoples from the south west had a great relationship with the sky
and relied upon the heavens for passing on stories setting morals and
values within their society, or even planning to harvest foods at the
correct time. Now one of the greatest observatories Kitt peak is on
land leased to the national science foundation from the people on the
Papago reservation, where the Tohono O'odham Nation or "the people of
the desert" have bridged the gap between the past culture and modern
science. The Grand Canyon Sky Bridge of the Hualapai (Walipai)
peoples (who share part of the hokan-upland river language line), is
another way Native American cultures, can to preserve and share their
heritage, while at the same time embracing projects that will provide
income for future generations.

Information on the Tohono O'odham Nation agreement with the National
Science foundation for leasing the land where Kitt Peak observatory is
located.
http://www.noao.edu/outreach/kptour/kpno_tohono.html