United Nations Statement
Angelo Baca provided this statement on the floor of the United Nations April 17, 2018. click on the image below to read the full statement.
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Press
Press releases, published news stories and media links which relate to Diné Bikéyah.
Navajo Nation Defends Antiquities Act from Utah officials
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
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Broad Coalition Sues to Stop Trump Administration’s Unlawful Dismemberment of the Bears Ears National Monument
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
Locals Support Keeping Bears Ears Monument in Place
“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)
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Response to Hatch Announcement
“President Trump Should Leave It Alone, Respect Our People”: Utah Diné Bikéyah Responds to Announcement that Trump Will Unlawfully Eliminate Portions of Bears Ears National Monument For Immediate Release: October 27, 2017 Contact – Gavin Noyes: (801) 521-7398, Nizhone Meza: (801) 659-0656 Today’s announcement by Senator Hatch that President Trump plans to reduce Bears
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Utah Tribes plus Fort Peck Tribe pass Resolutions in support of Bears Ears
Image above: UDB Staff Attorney Nizhone Meza with the Tribal Council of the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes, the adopted Tribe of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. The Fort Peck Tribes recently passed a Resolution calling on Zinke to “respect tribal sovereignty, …(by) honoring the Bears Ears region.” [vc_separator type=”transparent” position=”left” color=”” border_style=”solid” width=”” thickness=”15px”
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Native Voices Speak
UDB & Bears Ears Coalition Release New Media Kit on Origins of Bears Ears National Monument & What’s At Stake In anticipation of Interior Secretary Zinke’s final report on the National Monuments “review,” due this week, Utah Dine Bikeyah and the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition have collaborated on a brand-new media kit that details the history
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