bears ears

Monday January 9, 2017

A prehistoric granary overlooking Cedar Mesa, a site inside the newly created Bears Ears National Monument in Utah that is sacred to many Native American tribes. Natives still hunt and forage for food and medicine throughout the Bears Ears region. Josh Ewing/Courtesy of Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition hide caption

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Josh Ewing/Courtesy of Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition

The Salt

Bears Ears Monument Is A Win For Tribal Food Sovereignty. Will Trump Undo It?

January 9, 2017 • The newly created monument preserves 1.3 million acres in Utah where natives have foraged for millennia. But critics who point to the land's energy extraction potential want the designation undone.

Wednesday December 28, 2016

Obama Designates Two New National Monuments In Nevada And Utah

The Bears Ears buttes near Blanding, Utah, have been named a national monument by President Obama. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption

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Rick Bowmer/AP

The Two-Way

Obama Designates Two New National Monuments In Nevada And Utah

December 28, 2016 • The president used his powers under the 1906 Antiquities Act to create the Bears Ears and Gold Butte national monuments, protecting the areas from future development.