Rebecca Benally is adamantly opposed to the monument and said
it's "insulting" that out-of-state tribes and special interests are
politicizing Native American heritage to push a monument locals don't want. “My
constituents are Utah Navajos who have historically been forgotten or bullied
by both the federal government and their own tribe. Now so-called
environmentalists and their corporate benefactors are adding their own chapter
to this sad story, using a few members of our community who are desperate for a
paycheck to advance the agenda of outside interests."
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n Thank you all who attended the White Mesa Mill
hearing this week, especially those who spoke and helped publicize it. Public
comment on the White Mesa Mill will be accepted through July 31. Mail to dwmrcpublic@utah.gov
n For the most part all comments pro and con were
civilly presented and received. There
were a few exceptions. This article on Commonsensorship has lots of good advice on how to disagree.
Good News Bears
n Rebecca Benally Interviewed by KSJD Regarding Recommendation
n Deciphering the Layers of Protection in Bears Ears Deseret News
n NPR Looks at Bears Ears Issues Phil did great, but it was not a balanced
program. Listen and decide, yourself.
n Monument Boundaries Need to Change Deseret News
n White Mesa Mill Comes
Under Attack
Meeting June 15
(I sent the
author the file documenting the Oct. 2014 CLF meeting where it clearly shows
that the Conservation Lands Foundation was manipulating Native tribes. On file
at FB: Save the Bears Ears)
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Documenting
Bears Ears “ No Monument” efforts since July 2016