"Over the past few months, each Utah Chapter House (comparable to a County government) held their regular Town Hall style meetings where each member of the community was given the opportunity to vote. Not surprisingly to local residents, 98% of the local Navajos (who comprise...
“President Trump Should Leave It Alone, Respect Our People”: Utah Diné Bikéyah Responds to Announcement that Trump Will Unlawfully Eliminate Portions of Bears Ears National Monument For Immediate Release: October 27, 2017 Contact – Gavin Noyes: (801) 521-7398, Nizhone Meza: (801) 659-0656 Today’s announcement by Senator Hatch that President Trump...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2017 Grassroots Native American people in Utah and beyond are deeply disappointed and aggrieved that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke appears to have recommended reducing Bears Ears National Monument in his final report to President Trump regarding the National Monuments “review. Utah Diné...
Image above: UDB Staff Attorney Nizhone Meza with the Tribal Council of the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes, the adopted Tribe of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. The Fort Peck Tribes recently passed a Resolution calling on Zinke to "respect tribal sovereignty, …(by) honoring the...
UDB & Bears Ears Coalition Release New Media Kit on Origins of Bears Ears National Monument & What's At Stake In anticipation of Interior Secretary Zinke's final report on the National Monuments "review," due this week, Utah Dine Bikeyah and the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition have collaborated...
RELEASE DATE: MAY 22, 2017 (SALT LAKE CITY)— Sixty-four percent of registered voters in Utah believe protections should remain in place for Bears Ears National Monument, compared to just thirty percent who say that they “probably” or “definitely” oppose the monument, according to a poll conducted...
In the wake of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s visit to Bears Ears National Monument on Tuesday, May 9th Utah Diné Bikéyah (UDB) leaders, top stakeholders in the effort to preserve Bears Ears National Monument, have issued video statements from members and elected leaders of local...
Thousands of Utahns join “Monumental Rally” in support of Bears Ears Today, on the eve of Secretary Zinke’s arrival to Utah. Here are some video clips of the event. View and share these videos as much as possible so we can spread support of the...
Thousands of Utahns join “Monumental Rally” in support of Bears Ears Today, on the eve of Secretary Zinke’s arrival to Utah. ...
Utah Diné Bikéyah congratulates Ryan Zinke on his appointment as the newest Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. On behalf of an overwhelming majority of Native American people who live in and around San Juan County, Utah, UDB extends a warm welcome to Zinke...