Trump Administration Removes 5 Tribal Seals From Bears Ears Signs After Monument Cut
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Updated · Salt Lake Tribune · Jul 23
Trump Administration Removes 5 Tribal Seals From Bears Ears Signs After Monument Cut
3 articles · Updated · Salt Lake Tribune · Jul 23
Summary
Five tribal seals were removed from Bears Ears National Monument signs days after the Trump administration reduced the monument's boundaries.
The seals had been added in 2022 after federal agencies and five tribes signed a cooperative management agreement under the Biden administration.
A June 18, 2022 sign unveiling had featured federal leaders and representatives of the Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute, Zuni, Hopi and Navajo Nation.
The move strips a visible symbol of tribal co-stewardship from Bears Ears as management of the monument shifts again under Trump.