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The Land Desk: Bears Ears is back

Posted by Editor | Oct 12, 2021 | Culture and Tradition, News

President Joe Biden announced Thursday he will restore Bears Ears National Monument to the boundaries established by President Barack Obama in 2016—with an additional 11,000 acres—and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to the boundaries in place on Jan. 20, 2017.

Goodbye, Columbus? Here’s what Indigenous Peoples’ Day means to Native Americans

Posted by Editor | Oct 11, 2021 | Culture and Tradition, News

President Biden issued a proclamation on Friday to observe this Oct. 11 as a day to honor Native Americans, their resilience and their contributions to American society throughout history, even as they faced assimilation, discrimination and genocide spanning generations.