Yesterday, the Utah Tribal Leaders association (UTL) passed a formal resolution of support in favor of Bears Ears National Monument. The official representatives from seven of Utah’s eight Tribes discussed and voted on the resolution during UTL’s quarterly meeting, which was held in Cedar City, UT, on Thursday, June 9th. The resolution passed easily by a 6-to-1 margin...
For the second time in two months, the editorial board of Utah's newspaper of record, the Salt Lake Tribune, has written that President Obama should use his authority under the Antiquities Act to designate a Bears Ears National Monument without delay...
Creation Justice Ministries commissioned a poll of Utah voters regarding support for proposed Bears Ears national monument. Public Opinion Strategies conducted the poll in May 2016 and found 71% of Utah voters support the proposed Bears Ears national monument, while only 20% oppose it...
The editorial board of the Salt Lake Tribune comes out strongly in favor of President Obama designating a Bears Ears National Monument using his authority under the Antiquities Act...
Leaders of the Bears Ears InterTribal Coalition welcomed Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s commitment to visit the Bears Ears region and hear about its importance to Tribal Nations and local citizens...
For more than a century, several Native American sites have been thoughtfully protected by Congress and presidents of both parties. Yet areas of great importance to our people still remain unprotected...
The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition has released a new publication, “Bears Ears: A Native Perspective.” This publication highlights the many cultural values of Bears Ears and calls for the protection of the region as a national monument...
Check out this new video featuring Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk, head councilwoman of Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Regina speaks from the heart about Native connections to this landscape and the urgent need to save Americas most significant unprotected cultural landscape...
Former U.S. Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt publicly expressed his support for the Inter-Tribal Coalition's call for a Bears Ears National Monument and for an increased role for Tribes in the protection of sacred sites and access to places of ceremonial importance...
The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition issued the following statement regarding the newly released polling results from the highly regarded “State of the Rockies” report issued annually by Colorado College. This year’s poll shows 66% of Utahns support the creation of a Bears Ears National Monument, while a mere 20% oppose...
