Eddie Melendrez: “How and Why I Got Involved in The Owyhee Canyonlands National Monument Campaign”

The Owyhee Canyonlands, the ancestral lands of the Shoshone, Northern Paiute, and Bannock Tribes, hold a history that spans over 13,000 years. This vast region has countless cultural and sacred sites, and each one deserving of our utmost respect and protection. Eddie Melendrez, councilor of the city of Ontario, Oregon, is deeply committed to raising his voice and leveraging his current role to bring awareness to the protection of the Owyhee Canyonlands and the environmental issues impacting his community. In this video, the councilor explains why and how he got involved in this campaign.