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1 12, 2017

Tribal Leaders Praise Rep. Gallego’s Bill to Enlarge Bears Ears National Monument

2018-11-04T21:14:53-06:00December 1st, 2017|Press Releases, Updates from the Five Tribes|

Leaders from five Native American Tribes (Hopi, Navajo, Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, and Zuni) today celebrate Congressman Reuben Gallego (D, Arizona) for his introduction of the Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act, a bill that would expand Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah to the full 1.9 million acre area proposed in 2015 by the five Tribes for permanent protection as a national monument...

1 12, 2017

Maps by Trump Administration Show Plans to Gut Bears Ears National Monument

2018-11-04T21:17:31-06:00December 1st, 2017|Press Releases, Updates from the Five Tribes|

Maps obtained today by the Native American Rights Fund show plans to drastically diminish Bears Ears National Monument in Utah...

16 11, 2017

Tribal Leaders Express Dismay Over Zinke’s Remarks on Bears Ears

2018-11-05T13:56:22-06:00November 16th, 2017|Press Releases, Updates from the Five Tribes|

Leaders from the five tribes that built a coalition to protect and advocate for the continued integrity of Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah (Navajo, Hopi, Ute, Ute Mountain Ute and Zuni) expressed their dismay over Secretary Zinke’s unfortunate recent remarks regarding the fate of the Monument...

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