Utah Diné Bikéyah: #StandWithBearsEars

The State of Utah files a lawsuit against the Biden Administration to stop the restoration of boundaries at Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Woody Lee – (928) 349-6452 , Reem Ikram – (385) 626-4831, Jesse Wyasket – (435)724-0396 On August 24, 2022, the state of Utah, along with Kane County and Garfield county, filed alawsuit against the Biden Administration for violating the Antiquities Act of 1906. Thelawsuit states President Biden abused the Antiquities Act. […]

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Seeking Indigenous Farmers

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Agricultural Extension Service for growing & revitalizing THE FOUR CORNERS POTATO (Solanum Jamesii) Utah Diné Bikéyah has teamed with Red Butte Garden and the Natural History Museum of Utah to offer this opportunity in drawing upon farmers’ expertise and facilities to greatly expand production of the Four Corners Potato on indigenous lands. Farmers would become

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Indigenous Religious Freedoms Under Siege at Petroglyph National Monument

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Utah Diné Bikéyah Call to Action Feature/Screenshot & Video taken by Winona C House For Immediate Release: December 28, 2020Contact – Woody Lee: (928) 349-6452 Ahjani Yepa: (505) 415-0968 (ALBUQUERQUE, NM) – Indigenous religious freedom and civil rights fell under attack yesterday at the Petroglyph National Monument located on the ancestral land of the Pueblo

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Seeds of Hope during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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For Immediate Release: May 7, 2020Contact – Alastair Lee Bitsóí: (917) 202-8308 SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH – As the spread of the coronavirus continues to impact Indigenous communities and disrupt the global supply chain, a “Seeds and Sheep” program launched by Utah Diné Bikéyah’s Traditional Foods Program will help offset this need by empowering Ute

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Westwater Needs Water

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For Immediate Release: February 18, 2020
Contact – Alastair Lee Bitsóí: (917) 202-8308
SALT LAKE CITY – Just west of the City of Blanding, Diné (Navajo) children and elderly have no access to running water or electricity in their homes, and are forced to haul water sometimes spending about $150 per month from outside sources.

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OPEN LETTER OPPOSING HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 10

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I write to ask you to accede to the entreaties of many Native Peoples—your neighbors and constituents in Utah—that you do the following: 1) oppose any movement toward passage of House Joint Resolution 10; and, 2) vote “No” on enactment of House Joint Resolution 10. HJR 10 endorses promotion of invidious discrimination against Native Peoples

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The People Have Spoken – Prop 10 is Defeated

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For Immediate Release: November 8, 2019

Contact – Alastair Lee Bitsóí: (917) 202-8308

SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH – Micah Daniels (Diné), of Montezuma Creek, Utah, is one of many young voters who turned out Tuesday to reject Proposition 10; thus, ensuring the Native American-majority San Juan County Commission remains intact as a representative voice for all citizens in San Juan County.

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