The ICCG’s first priority is to increase education and interpretation at the Grand Canyon National Park with and from Indigenous perspectives through educational programs, public statements, events, ceremonies, and other actions to inaugurate a new, more inclusive narrative for the park’s next century. Through respectful collaboration among agencies and participating partners, the group’s general ideas include park-wide programs and intergenerational learning within tribal communities in the Grand Canyon region. Public presentations, interpretive programs about the national park from diverse tribal perspectives (including youth and contemporary points of view) and multimedia productions are examples for informing larger audiences about Native peoples and threats impacting the Grand Canyon.

The ICCG’s third priority is to improve the stewardship of the entire Grand Canyon through collaboration between regional tribes, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management. These communities seek greater stewardship roles within the ancestral homelands by integrating traditional ecological knowledge in management of the Park. Current ideas include establishing a stewardship council to directly involve tribal communities in management decisions, increasing Native communities’ access to the park to maintain important traditional and religious practices, while developing cooperative agreements for better park management.