June 29, 2021
Arizona Havasupai Indian tribe member, elder, and spiritual leader, Rex Tilousi, right, speaks during a news conference in Phoenix, as tribe member Dennie Wescogame listens. Tilousi, 73, died last week of natural causes with his family by his side. Services for Tilousi began June 25 with a traditional wake at the family’s home in the village of Supai. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Rex Tilousi died of natural causes with his family at his side.
A longtime leader of the Havasupai Tribe who fought to protect its resources by lobbying against mining around the Grand Canyon and snowmaking at an Arizona ski resort has died.