Ancient granaries, part of the House on Fire ruins, are shown here in the South Fork of Mule Canyon in the Bears Ears National Monument outside Blanding, Utah. George Frey/Getty Images hide caption
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The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah is one of 27 national monuments under review by the interior secretary, per executive order. Bob Wick/BLM/Flickr hide caption
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An ancient petroglyph panel is pocked with bullet holes. Some say increased federal protection is needed to prevent further damage and vandalism to areas like this one, which is now included in Bears Ears National Monument. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
With National Monuments Under Review, Bears Ears Is Focus Of Fierce Debate
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The Bears Ears buttes near Blanding, Utah, were named a national monument by then-President Barack Obama. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Utah Representative Wants Bears Ears Gone And He Wants Trump To Do It
Monday
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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The Bears Ears buttes near Blanding, Utah, have been named a national monument by President Obama. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption