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The State of Utah files a lawsuit against the Biden Administration to stop the restoration of boundaries at Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Woody Lee – (928) 349-6452 , Reem Ikram – (385) 626-4831, Jesse Wyasket – (435)724-0396 On August 24, 2022, the state of Utah, along with Kane County and Garfield county, filed alawsuit against the Biden Administration for violating the Antiquities Act of 1906. Thelawsuit states President Biden abused the Antiquities Act. […]

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Secretary Haaland Announces Members of the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names

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WASHINGTON — Today, on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the members of the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names, a federal advisory group to help identify and recommend changes to derogatory terms still in use for places throughout the country. In November 2021, Secretary Haaland

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Seeking Indigenous Farmers

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Agricultural Extension Service for growing & revitalizing THE FOUR CORNERS POTATO (Solanum Jamesii) Utah Diné Bikéyah has teamed with Red Butte Garden and the Natural History Museum of Utah to offer this opportunity in drawing upon farmers’ expertise and facilities to greatly expand production of the Four Corners Potato on indigenous lands. Farmers would become

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Indigenous Religious Freedoms Under Siege at Petroglyph National Monument

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Utah Diné Bikéyah Call to Action Feature/Screenshot & Video taken by Winona C House For Immediate Release: December 28, 2020Contact – Woody Lee: (928) 349-6452 Ahjani Yepa: (505) 415-0968 (ALBUQUERQUE, NM) – Indigenous religious freedom and civil rights fell under attack yesterday at the Petroglyph National Monument located on the ancestral land of the Pueblo

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Voting Vigilance

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By Woody Lee, Executive Director (Feature photo by Cynthia Wilson, Traditional Foods Program Director) In an interview with the Utah Diné Bikéyah Communications Desk, Woody Lee virtually sat down with Alastair Lee Bitsóí, UDB’s Communications Director, and Willson Atene, UDB’s Office Assistant. The trio talked about what Voting Vigilance means under Mr. Lee’s leadership as the

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