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Diné Bikéyah – The Peoples Land — The Navajo, and many other Native Americans, hold a deep connection to the lands in southeastern Utah. Several distinct civilizations over thousands of years have made this their home and their uniquely intact archaeological record is sacred and of great significance to American history. Today, we continue to

Representatives from the Navajo Nation and Utah Diné Bikéyah spent the week of February 24th in Washington, DC.  Traveling were Frederick White, Executive Director, Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources, Willie Grayeyes, UDB Chair, Jonah Yellowman, Leonard Lee and Mark Maryboy, UDB board members. The purpose of this trip was to seek support for the

Willie Grayeyes, Chairperson, Utah Diné Bikéyah Speaking Notes, January 22, 2014 Utah Public Lands Initiative, Utah State Capitol Thank you, Congressman Bishop, for organizing this event and your efforts to assist in our land planning.  We have met with many of the organizations here comparing maps and ideas.  It is an honor to be included

Bend, Oregon— The Conservation Lands Foundation at their annual gathering awarded the Conservation Leadership Award to Utah Diné Bikéyah for their recent efforts to develop and propose the creation of the Diné Bikéyah National Conservation Area.