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Press releases, published news stories and media links which relate to Diné Bikéyah.

San Juan County Has a Race Problem – Who Can Help?

For Immediate Release: September 4, 2019 Contact – Alastair Lee Bitsóí: (917) 202-8308 BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT– Discrimination, prejudices, and racism are hard topics in San Juan County. “As a matter of fact, racism exists,” says Utah Diné Bikéyah (UDB) Board Chairman Davis Filfred (Diné). For many in San Juan County, this sensitive reality is hard to […]

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Bears Ears Summer Gathering: Welcome Home Pueblo Relatives

 Utah Diné Bikéyah  – a non-profit supporting Native Tribes working together to Protect Bears Ears –  FB@UtahDineBikeyah | Twitter@UtahDineBikeyah | Instagram@ProtectBearsEars  BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT – This weekend, Utah Diné Bikéyah invites the Native American public to celebrate the Indigenous cultures of the Bears Ears region during its 5th Annual Bears Ears Summer Gathering, with

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Bears Ears Monument Advisory Committee Video

For Immediate Release: June 7, 2019Contact – Alastair Lee Bitsóí: (917) 202-8308  BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT – In case you missed the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC) meeting earlier this week, we have video coverage of the two-day meeting on our Utah Diné Bikéyah YouTube Channel.  The videos include voices from Jonah Yellowman,

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Bears Ears Monument Advisory Committee to Meet

 ***MEDIA ADVISORY***  Bears Ears Monument Advisory Committee  For Immediate Release: June 5, 2019Contact – Alastair Lee Bitsóí: (917) 202-8308  BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT – Today and Thursday, the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee will meet for the first time, after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) appointed 15-members to its Monument Advisory Committee (MAC).

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Bears Ears Federal Advisory Committee – Neither “Fair” nor “Balanced”

For Immediate Release: April 23, 2019Contact – Alastair Lee Bitsóí: (917) 202-8308 BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, UTAH– Utah Diné Bikéyah and the grassroots communities it serves are disappointed by the Department of Interior’s selection of appointees to the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee. Most of the 15 appointments made by the Bureau of Land Management

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