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Press releases, published news stories and media links which relate to Diné Bikéyah.

Utah Descendants of ‘The Long Walk” Commemorate Long-Awaited Homecoming of the Treaty of 1868

For Immediate Release: June 1, 2018 Contact – Alastair Lee Bitsoi: (917) 202-8308   Click on the thumbnail image for the full size, official press release in a pdf document.       SALT LAKE CITY – Mary Benally and her family have always called Bears Ears home. Her Diné ancestors were force-marched on the

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UDB’s Honor Keeler appointed to Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee

Click on image to view the official Press Release.   For Immediate Release: May 22, 2018 Contact – Alastair Lee Bitsoi: (917) 202-8308 SALT LAKE CITY – Honor Keeler, assistant director for Utah Diné Bikéyah, has been appointed to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan

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White Mesa Utes to march against Energy Fuels White Mesa Uranium Mill

For Immediate Release: May 18, 2018 Contact – Alastair Lee Bitsoi: (917) 202-8308   SALT LAKE CITY – Malcolm Lehi will walk ten miles to the Energy Fuels White Mesa Uranium Mill from the White Mesa Ute Recreation Center Saturday morning.   Lehi, who also serves as a board member for Utah Diné Bikéyah, is

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Bears Ears – A Model for Sustainable Development in Utah?

For a downloadable PDF of the official press release CLICK HERE or on the image: Bears Ears – A Model for Sustainable Development in Utah? For Immediate Release: May 8, 2018 Contact – Alastair Lee Bitsoi: (917) 202-8308 SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah – Small business owner Persephonie Black relies on juniper seeds, a cultural resource

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