The US has acknowledged Bears Ears and Grand Staircase as sacred for over a century, but keeps stripping away protections

President Donald Trump signed proclamations that cut the size of Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by roughly 90%.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Indian Creek area of Bears Ears National Monument near Monticello on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.