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Utah's Bears Ears sacred lands: Executive orders revives effort to protect them


Utah s Bears Ears sacred lands: Executive orders revives effort to protect them
CNN
2/3/2021
By Nicole Chavez, CNN
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Bears Ears National Monument was named after its two distinctive bluffs outside Blanding, Utah.
A rocky corner in southern Utah has been the focal point of protests and political battles for years. A recent move by the Biden administration is giving Native tribes hope that a broken promise could be mended.
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden ordered federal officials to review the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument a sprawling region rich in red rock canyons, cliff dwellings and numerous archeological sites that former President Donald Trump drastically shrunk in size (December 4, 2017) only 11 months after its official designation (December 28, 2016). ....

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