Bears Ears in the News: "Make It Monumental"

File under Delicious Irony: San Juan County has launched a splashy new campaign, “Make it Monumental,” which highlights the county’s spectacular public lands and the national monuments within its borders. This is the same county whose elected officials have loudly opposed the creation of Bears Ears National Monument and supported the efforts of Utah’s congressional delegation to abolish the Antiquities Act - the same law that allows presidents to establish (you guessed it) national monuments.

Rebecca RobinsonSeptember 18, 2018Bears Ears National Monument, Bears Ears, Bureau of Land Management, Grand Staircase Escalante, Trump Administration, Lawsuit, San Juan County, Mormons, Antiquities Act

Context and Subtext: Native Cosmology Edition

It is impossible to understand the complex blend of cultures, the powerful connection to the land, and the political landscape that informs the Bears Ears debate without an awareness of the deeply held religious beliefs of Natives and Mormons.

To Native Americans in the Bears Ears region and indigenous peoples around the world, the earth is a living, breathing entity: a nurturer, life-giver, and beloved family member to be treated with unconditional respect.

Rebecca RobinsonNovember 3, 2017Bears Ears, Natives, Mormons, Cosmology, Public Land, National Monument, Utah, Navajo, Utah Dine Bikeyah, Ute, Zuni, Hopi

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