** Haaland tours Bears Ears with tribal leaders
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Friday, April 9, 2021
Cedar Mesa Citadel in Bears Ears National Monument, Bureau of Land Management ([link removed])
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined tribal leaders ([link removed]) in Bears Ears National Monument on Thursday morning, before meetings with elected officials and the press. “I’m here to listen and learn,” she said ([link removed]) , as tribal leaders discussed the importance of protecting the land.
"This was an opportunity to share with Secretary Haaland the significance of Bears Ears to the Navajo people," said ([link removed]) Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez. "This landscape is home to many historical and cultural sites, plants, water, traditional medicines, and teachings for our people. It also provided refuge for our people in times of conflict." In addition, Hopi Vice Chairman Clark Tenakhongva said ([link removed]) , "We still have our ceremonial ties to this area. These are our churches. If you disagree, destroy our shrines, our temples down here, you're destroying our culture, our religion, our lifeline and our history."
Today, Secretary Haaland continues her trip with a visit to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument ([link removed]) . After this trip, Haaland will use her experience in Utah this week to inform the Biden administration's next move, which is expected to be restoring protections for these national monuments. “I know that decisions about public lands are incredibly impactful to the people who live nearby. But not just to us—not just to the folks who are here today—but people for generations to come. So it’s important that the president gets this right,” she said ([link removed]) .
Quick hits
** Interior Secretary greeted by prayers, dueling protests on Utah national monuments visit
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Salk Lake Tribune ([link removed]) | The Guardian ([link removed]) | CNN ([link removed]) | Arizona Republic ([link removed]) | E&E News ([link removed])
** Trump put a right-wing radio host in charge of a national park, and chaos ensued
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Mother Jones ([link removed])
** Yosemite National Park to limit summer visitors due to COVID-19
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Associated Press ([link removed])
** Group sues Interior over oil, gas leases near Bears Ears, archaeological sites
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Reuters ([link removed])
** Old documents fuel latest bid to halt Nevada lithium mine
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Associated Press ([link removed])
** Anti-public lands extremist Ammon Bundy arrested 3rd time at Idaho Statehouse
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Associated Press ([link removed])
** Opinion: America's forests are at risk without a funding strategy
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The Hill ([link removed])
** 68-million-year-old dinosaur fossil found by 8th-grade hiker in Colorado
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OutThere Colorado ([link removed])
Quote of the day
“The earth holds so much power. We must all work together to honor it.”
—Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, The Guardian ([link removed])
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