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Tribal Council of the Fort Peck Assinboine & Sioux Tribes

Utah Tribes plus Fort Peck Tribe pass Resolutions in support of Bears Ears

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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 Bears Ears region.” [vc_separator type=”transparent” position=”left” color=”” border_style=”solid” width=”” thickness=”15px” […]

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Native Voices Speak

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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 on a brand-new media kit that details the history

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UDB collects 20,000+ public comments in support of Bears Ears

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After a record-breaking initial comment period, UDB collected more than 2,200 additional public comments in support of Bears Ears National Monument during the secondary period that concluded July 10. Public comments continue to reflect the strong local Native American majority that favors the existing boundary and Monument protection for the Bears Ears cultural landscape. Statistical

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Zinke Recommends Shrinking Bears Ears and Reopens Comment Period

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On June 10th, Secretary Zinke submitted an interim report on Bears Ears to the President. In a press release he also re-opened the public comment period to July 10th. UDB made the following statement and sent it to the press. [vc_separator type=”transparent” position=”left” color=”” border_style=”dashed” width=”” thickness=”20px” up=”” down=””] Click on the image below for

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Latest Polling Shows Overwhelming Support for Bears Ears

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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 Zinke’s visit to

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