Leaders of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition expressed outrage over reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended to President Trump that he make dramatic reductions to Bears Ears National Monument....
In an unprecedented and illegal move, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended that President Trump shrink the Bears Ears National Monument and have Congress undermine protections in the remaining areas. The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, which includes five sovereign Native nations, issued the following statement...
As part of an abbreviated 15-day comment period, more than 685,000 comments have been submitted online in support of the Bears Ears National Monument to the Department of the Interior....
Press Conference at 9:30 ET Wednesday, May 3: Native American Tribes Respond to Executive Order on National Monuments
The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, a coalition of five sovereign Tribal Nations – Hopi, Navajo, Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute, and Zuni – will hold a press conference on Wednesday, May 3rd, at 9:30 AM ET at the National Press Club in response to President’s Trump executive order on national monuments, his comments on Bears Ears National Monument, and threats to the Antiquities Act....
Leaders of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition expressed grave concerns about today’s Executive Order directing the Department of Interior to review prior national monument designations and propose changes or modify or rescind these protected lands, including Bears Ears National Monument...
In accordance with the Bears Ears National Monument proclamation issued on December 28, 2016, the five sovereign Tribal Nations with ancestral ties to Bears Ears, have formally named their representatives for the Bears Ears Commission...
The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, a partnership of the Hopi, Navajo, Uintah & Ouray Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, and Zuni Tribal governments, congratulates Ryan Zinke on his confirmation as Secretary of Interior and looks forward to working with him during his tenure at the U.S. Department of the Interior...
Today, President Barack Obama designated Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah using his authority under the Antiquities Act. The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition — a partnership between the Hopi, Navajo, Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute, and Zuni governments — applauds the President’s action to preserve lands for Native people and for future generations of Americans...
U.S. Congress adjourns, failing to protect Native American sacred sites, again
