[Opinion] Six tribes form coalition to protect Grand Staircase-Escalante - The Times-Independent

Contributor: Will Native tribes secure Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument?

The Interior Department has begun to 'review' the status of recently created national monuments. In Utah, six Southwestern tribes want a say in what happens next.

Six tribes form coalition to protect Grand Staircase-Escalante - The Times-Independent

Six Native American tribes announced March 25 in a press release the formation of a new inter-tribal coalition to defend Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument from potential changes to its boundaries and protections. Arch Canyon within Bears Ears National Monument in Utah in 2017. Photo by Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune The Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Ute Mountain Ute Tri…

6 tribes seek voice in Utah public lands management

Representatives from six regional Indigenous groups—the Hopi Tribe, the Navajo Nation, the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and the Zuni Tribe—announced the formation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Inter-Tribal Coalition. The coalition joins the Bears Ears National Monument Inter-Tribal Coalition, which also advocates...

Preserving Aboriginal Lands And Advocating For National Monument Protections - The Independent | Southern Utah's #1 Source for Arts, Events & Entertainment

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Inter-Tribal Coalition Forms to Protect and Preserve Aboriginal Lands and Advocate for Monument. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Inter-Tribal Coalition Forms to Protect and Preserve Aboriginal Lands and Advocate for Monument. Today, representatives of six tribes, including the Hopi Tribe, the Navajo Nation, the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, the Ute Mountain…