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Utah Gov. Herbert sees monument changes as helpful ‘reset’ — but tribes view it as betrayal

Ute tribal leader says legislation for downsized monuments is ‘salt on wounds’ of American Indians.<br>

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jonah Yellowman, spiritual adviser to Utah Dine Bikeyah joins conservation community groups gathered at the Utah Capitol rotunda Tuesday Jan. 9 speaking out in opposition to H.R.4532 and its impact on Bears Ears National Monument. At the same time in Washington D.C. the House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing on Rep. John Curtis’ H.R. 4532 “Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act.” The bill would not only codify President Trump’s illegal evisceration of Bears Ears National Monument but also delegate management of the monument to local officials and tribal representatives hand-picked by the Utah delegation, foregoing input from Tribal governments. Management plans laid out in the bill exclude three of the five tribes that advocated for Bears Ears protection.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jonah Yellowman, spiritual adviser to Utah Dine Bikeyah joins conservation community groups gathered at the Utah Capitol rotunda Tuesday Jan. 9 speaking out in opposition to H.R.4532 and its impact on Bears Ears National Monument. At the same time in Washington D.C. the House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing on Rep. John Curtis’ H.R. 4532 “Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act.” The bill would not only codify President Trump’s illegal evisceration of Bears Ears National Monument but also delegate management of the monument to local officials and tribal representatives hand-picked by the Utah delegation, foregoing input from Tribal governments. Management plans laid out in the bill exclude three of the five tribes that advocated for Bears Ears protection.

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