The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition was recognized by Harvard’s Honoring Nations Awards for advancing Tribal leadership, Indigenous stewardship, and a landmark Tribal–federal land management plan, the first of its kind for a national monument.
A look back at the 2025 Bears Ears Conservation Corps, where youth and elders from the five Coalition Tribes came together for a powerful week of intergenerational learning, stewardship, and connection on ancestral lands.
Bears Ears isn’t a partisan issue, it’s a living cultural landscape that holds deep meaning for Tribal Nations. In this op-ed, Ute Mountain Ute Councilman and Bears Ears Commission Co-Chair Malcolm Lehi calls for durable protections rooted in collaboration, Tribal knowledge, and respect for future generations.
