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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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Statement on the Restoration of Bears Ears

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“There is no reason for President Biden to delay on restoring Bears Ears National Monument and expanding it to 1.9 M acres. The people have already spoken. When Secretary Zinke conducted a public review in 2017, more than 2 million Americans submitted comments with 98% in support of protections. The same year, votes were held

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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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Voting Vigilance

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By Woody Lee, Executive Director (Feature photo by Cynthia Wilson, Traditional Foods Program Director) In an interview with the Utah Diné Bikéyah Communications Desk, Woody Lee virtually sat down with Alastair Lee Bitsóí, UDB’s Communications Director, and Willson Atene, UDB’s Office Assistant. The trio talked about what Voting Vigilance means under Mr. Lee’s leadership as the

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Running with Intent – Running as Medicine

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By Willson Atene It was a crisp cool September morning; we woke from our slumber at La Posada Pintada in Bluff, Utah. This is before the big run – 350 miles from Bears Ears to Salt Lake City. We all met up in the lobby of a boutique inn and had breakfast. While eating and

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COVID-19 Relief In The Other San Juan County

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Feature image and written by Alastair Bitsóí Even though home – Naschitti, Navajo Nation, New Mexico – is 183 miles southeast of Bears Ears and not in San Juan County, Utah, I am still of the Bears Ears region. As Indigenous peoples, we do not see state or county jurisdictions as the borders to our

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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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