Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition Press Conference 10/15/2015 from Bears Ears on Vimeo. The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, a coalition of sovereign Tribal Nations, held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on October 15, 2015 to discuss their proposal to the Utah delegation and the White House to designate a Bears Ears National Monument. Speakers are Eric Desc
More than 300 people from numerous regional tribes travelled to Bears Ears during July 17-19 for the first Inter-Tribal Summer Gathering at Bears Ears. Families from Ute, Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni tribes camped out on in a beautiful meadow at the base of the twin buttes where young and old had the opportunity to exchange traditional foods, exchange songs and dances, and celebrate the shared vision of protecting the region for future generations...
Patagonia has joined forces with members of the Bears Ears Coalition, including strong Navajo voices, to define the many practical and spiritual motivations for protecting this cultural landscape. In a Patagonia blog, Willie Grayeyes writes of the longstanding cultural ties of the Navajo to the region...
