‘The earth holds so much power’: Deb Haaland visits sacred site Trump shrank Rico Moore © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP
The interior secretary, Deb Haaland, paid a historic visit on Thursday to Bears Ears national monument, the Utah site sacred to Native Americans that was downsized by President Donald Trump.
Haaland is a member of the Laguna Pueblo and the first indigenous cabinet member, and her trip came amid calls for the monument to be recreated in its original form, or even expanded, by Joe Biden.
On Thursday morning, Haaland stood in the Valley of the Gods in Bears Ears and wrote: “The earth holds so much power. We must all work together to honor it.”
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