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Linked here are resolutions from Utah Navajo Chapter Houses opposing bills that threaten the 1906 Antiquities Act. The Utah Navajo Commission, along with Navajo Nation Chapters, including Oljato, Rock Point, Shonto, Teec Nos Pos and Tolikan Chapters oppose H.R. 3990, sponsored by Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT-1), and House Joint Resolution 001 that is moving through the Utah legislature (only the

  Broad Coalition Sues to Stop Trump Administration”s Unlawful Dismemberment of the Bears Ears National Monument   For Immediate Release: December 6, 2017 [Washington, D.C.): A broad coalition of Native American, conservation, and historic preservation organizations, outdoor industry, scientists, and outdoor recreationists sued the Trump Administration today to strike down the President’s extreme overreach of

“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 roughly half of San Juan County’s population of 16,000 people)

“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 plans to reduce Bears