"What's Up? Native American Aviation And Airspace"

The Hualapai (wal-lah-pie) Tribe is a federally-recognized Indian tribe that lives on a reservation overlooking the western rim of the Grand Canyon.  One of its tribal enterprises is Grand Canyon West on the Hualapai reservation at the west rim of the Grand Canyon.  The Hualapai Tribe relies, in part, on tourism to fund its tribal government and for income for its members, and views from above are a large part of the tourist attraction.  The Tribe offers tour packages that can include spectacular views from the "Skywalk" (a glass bridge that enables visitors to walk beyond the rim of the Grand Canyon at 4,000 feet above the Colorado River), helicopter, fixed wing and boat tours, and other excursions on the reservation.  But how well is this commodity protected for the Tribe?