With the management plan complete, the focus at Bears Ears is on day-to-day care, coordination, and stewardship guided by Tribal leadership and carried out in collaboration with federal agencies.
A reflection from Liam Pino on how the Native Organizers Alliance Fellowship helped shape the pilot year of the Bears Ears Youth Council, including an in-field visit to Bears Ears focused on stewardship, site protection, and youth leadership.
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.
