The twin rock formations that form part of Bear Ears national monument in Utah. It is the ancestral homeland of five local native tribes – the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Pueblo of Zuni. Amidst all of the controversy and politics, Bears Ears has been without a comprehensive management plan. The buttes have stood silently waiting for a resolution.”Barack Obama declared Bears Ears a national monument in 2016, setting aside more than 1.3m acres. It later emerged that the Trump administration’s decision on Bears Ears centered on gaining access to oil and gas reserves within the monument.

Source: The Guardian June 15, 2021 14:03 UTC