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The nearly two million acres in southeastern Utah is so important that five tribes are proposing an unprecedented collaboration with the federal government. The coalition wants President Barack Obama to establish the Bears Ears National Monument. A proposal by Utah’s representatives in Congress would preempt that effort. We will get an update on the effort to protect Bears Ears. We’ll also discuss the implications of national monument status.
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Guests:
Carleton Bowekaty (Zuni Pueblo) – Councilman on the Pueblo of Zuni Tribal Council and co-chair for the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
Natasha Hale (Navajo) – staffer for the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
Casey Snider – legislative director for Utah Congressman Rob Bishop
Break Music: Ohdah (song) Digawolf (artist) Great Northern Man (album)
Hello my name is emery , all this talk about getting ppl involved why is there any of the ppl from McCracken mesa , hatch , an cohaine mesa invited to these meetings or comments , these ppl are the last band of tribe to use that land ,history , an legendary stories about our chief many arrows chief manuelito brother , my ppl never surrender to the us military in the 1800s , its them ppl that brought bk the folks from fort summner , so now we are uninvited guest to there meetings , not only that bears ears is our home we have lasal the blue mountain an the Colorado river an the san juan mountains of Colorado Rockies where we migrated , thats ours