The latest information and updates having to do with Diné Bikéyah.
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 first time in history that Native American Tribes have called […]
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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 5 Tribes of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, UDB aims to
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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 region as an important discovery ground that
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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 and demonstrates why the entire 1.9 million acres must be
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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 everywhere.” Chairman Grayeyes went on to say, “Utah Diné Bikéyah stands
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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 consulted with the Aneth extension members and by majority
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Native support for Bears Ears is Strong in San Juan County, UT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 21, 2016 Contact: Gavin Noyes – (801) 521-7398 In reaction to a press conference with Utah’s Governor Herbert and the Utah Congressional delegation, Utah Diné Bikéyah, a local Navajo non-profit organization from San Juan County, Utah
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