Press Releases

4 12, 2017

Bears Ears Commission of Tribes Condemns President Trump’s Unilateral Action to Revoke Bears Ears National Monument

2018-11-04T21:00:17-06:00December 4th, 2017|Press Releases, Updates from the Five Tribes|

Leaders of the Bears Ears Commission of Tribes (Commission) expressed dismay at today’s action by President Trump that attempts to revoke and replace Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah by creating two different, smaller national monuments that reduce protections for over 1 million acres of land...

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...

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