Utah Diné Bikéyah Board Chairman Willie Grayeyes was appointed to the BLM Utah Resource Advisory Council by the U.S. Interior Department. Members of the Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC) offer recommendations on management of 22.9 million acres of federal public lands in Utah. According to
The Patagonia corporation has been a strong supporter of the Bears Ears initiative and is featuring our conservation work in its May, 2015 climbing catalogue. In January Patagonia sent two huge boxes of Patagonia jackets that helped keep Utah Navajo community members warm and comfortable
Six Native American toured the Bears Ears proposal in April, 2015 and were struck by the importance of this naturally intact landscape and the values shared by Tribes and other Americans in protecting this region. This article by the Salt Lake Tribune details progress being
UDB is in the news, and not just any news, it’s the Wall Street Journal! Follow the below link to read the article and watch the 1 minute video then share the link with your friends to help protect Bears Ears. https://www.facebook.com/utahdinebikeyah
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Submit comments to San Juan County leaders to protect your cultural and natural resources! Attend presentation and write comments on why public lands are important to you. Discuss how the Navajo proposal will protect sacred sites and Native cultural land-use for future generations. *MUTTON STEW AND FRY
Please view "This American Land" video "Navajos in Utah want protection for lost ancestral lands". www.thisamericanland.org/news/304-navajos-in-utah-want-protection-for-lost-ancestral-lands
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
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
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