Moving power over sacred land back to Indigenous people

The Bears Ears region is slated to become the first National Monument in the United States to be co-managed by a tribal coalition and the U.S. government. This work provides a model for sharing power with Native people and creating a small measure of restorative justice. The Trump administration has expressed opposition, but as one of our Zuni colleagues says: ‘We’ve been here for a couple of thousand years, and we’ll still be here long after this President has moved along.” FULL STORY COMING SOON

The Bears Ears region is slated to become the first National Monument in the United States to be co-managed by a tribal coalition and the U.S. government. This work provides a model for sharing power with Native people and creating a small measure of restorative justice. The Trump administration has expressed opposition, but as one of our Zuni colleagues says: ‘We’ve been here for a couple of thousand years, and we’ll still be here long after this President has moved along.”

FULL STORY COMING SOON

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