Bears Ears
Local Indigenous groups worry Bears Ears Monument will limit access to ritual space
By Joseph Hammond — September 24, 2021
(RNS) — The initial push for the monument was supported by the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, but the two closest chapters of the Navajo Nation resisted the plans. At stake are two different visions of how to best protect sacred land.
Trump drastically cuts national monument sacred to Native Americans
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 4, 2017
(RNS) — The president's move on Monday (Dec. 4) would shrink by 85 percent Utah's Bears Ears National Monument, which is considered sacred by a number of Native American tribes.
Trump reportedly to cut size of Bears Ears, sacred to native tribes
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 27, 2017
(RNS) In a move many Native American and religious groups have feared, President Trump reportedly will shrink the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah.
Bears Ears National Monument, sacred to native tribes, faces a challenge to its status
By Lauren Markoe — March 10, 2017
(RNS) Could Donald Trump become the first president to rescind a national monument?
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