Patagonia. Public lands are Native lands, and when Tribes came together to protect Bears Ears as a national monument, they were seeking holistic preservation of the region and the sacred cultural knowledge tied to it. "This cultural information is important for all Native people. This is why tribes have set aside any differences and come together: If this information is lost, it’s lost fore
Salt Lake Tribune. Op-Ed by Talia Boyd (Diné): "Indigenous homelands are often considered sacrifice zones, and we, the indigenous peoples, are not seen or heard. Our tribal communities continue to live with the permanent radioactive wastes left behind by uranium companies without our consent."
Salt Lake Tribune. More than 660 tons of radioactive powder may be on its way to the uranium mill in southeast Utah, right next the the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Bears Ears Cultural landscape.