Draft Plan Released to Collaboratively Manage Ancestral Lands Bears Ears National Monument, Utah, March 8th, 2024 — For the first time in U.S. history, a coalition of five Tribal Nations have collaborated with federal agencies to craft a management plan for their ancestral homelands and sacred sites on public lands. The five Tribes of the Bears Ears Commission (the Commission), Ute Indian T
Conservancy Acquisition Could Set New Standard for Private Lands Conservation in Utah BLUFF, Utah— After a 16-month effort, the most important parcel of private land surrounded by Bears Ears National Monument has been permanently protected by The Wildlands Conservancy. The conservancy owns and manages the largest nonprofit nature preserve system on the West Coast. The 320-acre Cottonwood Wa
The plan synthesizes Tribal perspectives for the management of the Bears Ears living landscape Bears Ears National Monument - Aug. 26, 2022 - Today, after over two years, and thousands of hours of collaboration, the five Tribes of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition (BEITC) have made their Land Management Plan (LMP) accessible to the public. Traditional knowledge-holders have synthesized
The BEITC bids farewell to Executive Director Patrick Gonzales-Rogers and continues to honor Native leadership Albuquerque, NM - July 14, 2022 - The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition bids farewell to our Executive Director Patrick Gonzales-Rogers; and welcomes new staff in addition to the promotion of Charissa Wahwasuck-Jessepe to the role of Managing Director of Administration & Strate
BEARS EARS INTER-TRIBAL COALITION SELECTED AS INAUGURAL GRANTEE IN LIBERATED CAPITAL’S MILLION DOLLAR INDIGENOUS-LED SUSTAINABILITY EFFORT The multi-year, multi-million dollar Indigenous Earth Fund initiative will support systemic and policy change efforts centered around Indigenous leaders and environmental solutions. BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT - January 20, 2022 - Decolonizing Wealth Pr
THE BEARS EARS INTER-TRIBAL COALITION RECOGNIZES PRESIDENT BIDEN’S DECISION TO RESTORE MONUMENT AS STEP FORWARD Tribes Look Forward To A New Model For Collaborative Management Of Ancestral Lands BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, October 7th, 2021 The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition (BEITC), comprised of delegates from the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe an
BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, June 16, 2021- In response to the June 14th article in the Washington Post, which cited information from the contents of the report submitted to President Biden from Secretary Haaland on the boundaries and management conditions of three National Monuments whose protections were illegally stripped by former President Trump, the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
BEARS EARS INTER-TRIBAL COALITION TO PRESIDENT BIDEN: THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW Tribes Launch National Ad Campaign Calling for Restoration and Expansion of Bears Ears National Monument BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, May 24, 2021 - The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition launched a national ad campaign on Sunday calling on President Biden to take immediate action to restore and expand Bear
BEAR EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, UTAH. APRIL 19 2021 - The leaders of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition extend our deepest gratitude to Secretary Haaland and her staff for meeting, hiking and sharing a meal with us in our traditional homelands of Bears Ears to discuss the future of this sacred place. It was an honor to share with you some of our perspective rooted in knowledge passed from
BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, UTAH (March 17, 2021) – The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, which includes the sovereign Tribal Nations of the Hopi Tribe, the Navajo Nation, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the Ute Indian Tribe, and the Zuni Tribe, strongly supports President Biden’s directive in Executive Order 13990 for the Interior Department to conduct a “review of the monument boundaries a
