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

High Country News publishes in-depth article on Bears Ears

In Utah, the Bears Ears monument fight heats up – This May 3 article from leading regional magazine touts Bears Ears proposal as “truly groundbreaking: A monument manager would be overseen by a commission, made up of one representative from each of the five tribes, and one from each of the three applicable federal agencies.” […]

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Willie Grayeyes with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel

Willie Grayeyes appointed to BLM Utah Resource Advisory Council

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 BLM, “Council members are selected for their ability to

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Patagonia Inc.

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 this past season. Patagonia is a business leader in advancing

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Tribes For Bears Ears

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 made in Congressman Bishop’s Public Lands Initiative. UDB was told

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