Trump didn’t just shrink Bears Ears National Monument. He ended a first-of-its-kind partnership with tribes.

Tribal leaders say dissolving the Bears Ears Commission dismantled a groundbreaking model of collaborative management between sovereign tribes and the federal government.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Bears Ears buttes inside Bears Ears National Monument near Blanding on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

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