Press Releases

For a downloadable PDF of the official press release CLICK HERE or on the image: Bears Ears – A Model for Sustainable Development in Utah? For Immediate Release: May 8, 2018 Contact – Alastair Lee Bitsoi: (917) 202-8308 SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah – Small business owner Persephonie Black relies on juniper seeds, a cultural resource […]

Linked here are resolutions from Utah Navajo Chapter Houses opposing bills that threaten the 1906 Antiquities Act. The Utah Navajo Commission, along with Navajo Nation Chapters, including Oljato, Rock Point, Shonto, Teec Nos Pos and Tolikan Chapters oppose H.R. 3990, sponsored by Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT-1), and House Joint Resolution 001 that is moving through the Utah legislature (only the

  Broad Coalition Sues to Stop Trump Administration”s Unlawful Dismemberment of the Bears Ears National Monument   For Immediate Release: December 6, 2017 [Washington, D.C.): A broad coalition of Native American, conservation, and historic preservation organizations, outdoor industry, scientists, and outdoor recreationists sued the Trump Administration today to strike down the President’s extreme overreach of

“Over the past few months, each Utah Chapter House (comparable to a County government) held their regular Town Hall style meetings where each member of the community was given the opportunity to vote. Not surprisingly to local residents, 98% of the local Navajos (who comprise roughly half of San Juan County’s population of 16,000 people)