Tribal communities in Northern California’s mountainous interior are celebrating the recent designation of Sáttítla Highlands National Monument after decades of advocacy work to increase land protections in the area.

The Biden administration established two new national monuments in California on Tuesday, protecting more than 848,000 acres of tribal ancestral lands through designations that emphasize Native American co-management.

Dangerously high winds forced President Joe Biden to cancel a trip Tuesday to the Eastern Coachella Valley, where he was to announce the creation of two new national monuments in California that will honor Native American tribes.