Monumental Rally
Thousands of Utahns join “Monumental Rally” in support of Bears Ears Today, on the eve of Secretary Zinke’s arrival to Utah.
Thousands of Utahns join “Monumental Rally” in support of Bears Ears Today, on the eve of Secretary Zinke’s arrival to Utah.
Utah Diné Bikéyah congratulates Ryan Zinke on his appointment as the newest Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. On behalf of an overwhelming majority of Native American people who live in and around San Juan County, Utah, UDB extends a warm welcome to Zinke
View these new television ads promoting Bears Ears National monument and help by voicing your support for Bears Ears. TV Ad TV ad citations: https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865674227/Lawmaker-Utah-should-take-over-Bears-Ears-monument.html https://www.sltrib.com/news/4914620-155/chaffetz-urges-trump-to-revoke-bears https://www.sltrib.com/home/4777012-155/story.html, University of Utah land transfer report: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2555922
Radio Ads began airing on Native American programs nationally and locally on January 2nd, 2017. In these ads, UDB thanks President Obama for creation of the Bears Ears National Monument in multiple languages and through six local radio stations across the Hopi, Navajo, and Ute
President Barack Obama has made history by proclaiming Bears Ears National Monument on December 28, 2016. UDB applauds President Obama's action, which comes in response to a historic unity of Tribes who together requested permanent protection for the Bears Ears cultural landscape. This victory marks the
Today, ArtPlace America announced that Utah Diné Bikéyah’s 'Traditional Arts of Bears Ears' project is one of 29 programs chosen, from almost 1,400 applications, to receive funding through its National Creative Placemaking Fund in 2016. Working in close collaboration with all local residents and the
More than three dozen paleontologists, both professional and avocational, called for President Obama to act swiftly to protect the Bears Ears region of Utah in a letter hand-delivered to the White House’s Commission on Environmental Quality on October 31st. The paleontology community has long seen
The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, in partnership with Utah Diné Bikéyah, presented to federal lawmakers the following comprehensive report on the boundary and lands comprising the proposed Bears Ears National Monument. The report details the cultural and natural resources within each area of the proposed monument,
On Fri Oct 21, U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell announced a new Secretarial Order "encouraging cooperative management opportunities between the Department’s land and water managers and federally-recognized Tribes." Utah Diné Bikéyah welcomes and celebrates the announcement, which UDB Board Chairman Willie Grayeyes notes "will help Tribes
K'aayellis pass resolution formally opposing PLI On Wed, Sept 22, Navajo heritage association the Descendants of K'aayelli (DOK) publicly released a formal resolution stating the group's opposition to the Utah Public Lands Initiative bill, sponsored by UT Rep Rob Bishop. DOK's resolution explicitly states, "DOK has