This new data set demonstrates that Indigenous people in the U.S. have lost nearly 99% of the land they historically lived and relied on.
See the summary of the research findings from Science:
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A consortium of five sovereign Tribal Nations working together to protect the sacred Bears Ears cultural landscape. #ProtectBearsEars
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Public lands were once home to Tribal nations & these lands are still culturally and spiritually important to these communities.
Efforts like Bears Ears, and similar efforts to co-steward, or acquire #LandBack, are critically important for the health and survival of our Planet.
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In spite of losing 99% of their homelands through forced removal and displacement, Tribes continue to make integral contributions to stewardship and sustainable resource management.
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This new data set demonstrates that Indigenous people in the U.S. have lost nearly 99% of the land they historically lived and relied on.
See the summary of the research findings from Science:
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To effectively manage public lands, and as a matter of restorative justice, it’s vital to include Tribal nations in the management of their ancestral homelands. We wanted to share these research findings from 2021;
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Indigenous peoples continue to play a vital role in protecting the world’s biodiversity by managing their lands & waters. By putting place-based, & species-based, traditional knowledge to practice, they have effectively stewarded their territories and helped protect biodiversity.
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In spite of losing 99% of their homelands through forced removal and displacement, Tribes continue to make integral contributions to stewardship and sustainable resource management.
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Public lands were once home to Tribal nations & these lands are still culturally and spiritually important to these communities.
Efforts like Bears Ears, and similar efforts to co-steward, or acquire #LandBack, are critically important for the health and survival of our Planet.
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Indeed this country is a better place because of the contributions of Black leaders, and our collective liberation is dependent on being in solidarity with one another.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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The displacement of people from their land is a key feature of our mutual struggles.
As minority groups, both have resisted disenfranchisement, and continue to challenge civil and natural rights abuses.
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It’s worth noting that both movements maintain a strong connection to land. The forced displacement of Indigenous peoples from their ancestral territories and the forced migration of enslaved Africans to the Americas is an example of this connection.
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Indigenous sovereignty suggests the right of Native peoples to self-govern and control their own land and resources. Similarly, Black liberation is about the fight for freedom, equality, and autonomy. Fundamentally, both seek to reclaim control over one's own body and community.
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Both peoples have faced oppression and violence at the hands of colonial and racist institutions.
The two struggles, while not monolithic, are intersectional because of their shared histories of oppression, but also their shared histories of resistance and perseverance.
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Join us in celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth by recognizing the intersections of Black and Indigenous identities. The struggle for Black liberation and Indigenous sovereignty are intertwined because they are both centered on self-determination and autonomy.
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Unfortunately, due to climate change it has become difficult to find certain animals because climate migration has altered traditional migration patters of culturally significant animals.
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Wildlife corridors can support traditional lifeways by ensuring that animal populations are healthy and sustainable for those who rely on them. Tribes in the four corners region, and the Coalition Tribes specifically, rely on wildlife for food and cultural practices.
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Wildlife corridors can help animals find the resources they need to survive, increase genetic diversity by reducing barriers to movement, allow animals to adapt to changing environmental conditions, and promote healthy and resilient ecosystems.
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A new study has found that wildlife corridors on public land can protect animal species.
Bears Ears is well situated to foster animal migrations because of its proximity to various mountain ranges and other public lands across to the Colorado Plateau.
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And see their letter thanking Mr. Sams for his efforts and encouraging more action to re-indigenize national parks.
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See this article about the Native Organizers Alliance’s efforts.
#TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #IndigenousStewardship
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As a part of the White House’s efforts to increase co-stewardship agreements with Tribes, Mr. Sams is strengthening “the role of American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, Alaska Natives entities, and the Native Hawaiian Community in federal land management.”
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Our friends and relatives over at are circulating a letter to Director Chuck Sams (the first Native Parks Director in U.S. history) to re-indigenize national parks.
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It’s time to re-Indigenize national parks 
the response to our call shows that this is an important issue.
Learn more and send a letter to Chuck Sams —the first Native to serve as National Park Service Director—to reiterate the importance: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-now
the response to our call shows that this is an important issue.
Learn more and send a letter to Chuck Sams —the first Native to serve as National Park Service Director—to reiterate the importance: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-now
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Your financial contribution will directly support the five Tribes realize and develop collaborative management on the Bears Ears landscape. Help us to continue to conserve and #ProtectBearsEars for many years to come. We appreciate your ongoing support.
📸: (c) Tim Peterson
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that live on and access this landscape. The air the world breathes cultivates the liveliness and energy of Bears Ears. The vast skies are related to the air, and hold cultural intrinsic value to all five Tribes.”
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"The LMP adds that air pollutants from mining and milling, machinery, etc., are, 'considered to damage or corrupt the natural environment,' (LMP, p. 23). Therefore, it is vital to maintain clean air for the overall Monument, as well as for living beings, human and non-human...
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“In connection to soundscapes, the air quality and skies are equally important. Air quality is essential to life in the Bears Ears landscape. Air quality is significant to the Tribes because it is the, 'overarching stewardship that is a part of all Native traditions,' (LMP p. 23)
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Our third installment will be highlighting the viewsheds, soundscapes, sky, and air quality sections of the Tribal LMP and will be shared over email later on today. Here is a glimpse of what you will be missing if you’re not subscribed to our newsletter:
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Donations help the Coalition offset the capacity gap that continues to exist between our Tribes and their federal agency partners.
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Your donation helps fund the travel expenses of subject-matter experts from each Tribe, who are regularly meeting with agency staff and conducting site visits in the Monument to implement the LMP's goals and objectives.
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and it demonstrates how Tribes intend to #ProtectBearsEars using Tribal values.
As a part of this fundraising effort, we ask you to join the five Tribes in protecting the Bears Ears landscape by making a monetary donation to the Coalition.
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In 2022 we launched a fundraising campaign called “The Seasons of Change: A Deep Dive into the LMP,” with the goal of highlighting portions of the #TribalLandManagementPlan. The Tribal LMP is a groundbreaking document based in Traditional Indigenous Knowledge (TIK)...
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"There's these old, old songs...old Hualapai songs...When you sing to one tributary of water, it connects to everything that gave this planet life. We're not praying for just our area...we're praying for the world." -Bennett Wakayuta
More from Bennett at: grandcanyontrust.org/blog/little-co
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ICYMI, last Friday the former Lieutenant Governor of the Zuni Tribe and the Coalition’s former Co-Chair, Mr. Carleton Bowekaty, authored a commentary piece over at .
#ProtectBearsEars #HonorTribes #PublicLandsAreNativeLands
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“For example, the Bears Ears potatoes is something I’ve reconnected with. They were found perfectly preserved in the pottery, found 10,000 years [old]. That’s something that means a lot to me, when I was able to taste the potatoes.” #ProtectBearsEars #HonorTribes
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She has played a role in reviving the #BearsEars Potato (sometimes referred to as the four-corners potato), which is an ancestral food revived from the Bears Ears region.
See her interview about reconnecting to ancestral places and why it’s important to #VisitWithRespect.
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It’s time to re-Indigenize national parks 🏞️ the response to our call shows that this is an important issue.
Learn more and send a letter to Chuck Sams —the first Native to serve as National Park Service Director—to reiterate the importance: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-now
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Thanks Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition (BEITC, ) for the shout-out and for your many years of partnership and hard work to preserve the innate beauty of Bears Ears National Monument.
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Thank you to all of our friends, allies, supporters, and kin for your ongoing support. We are proud to walk with you.
Tog'oiak' - Ahéhee' - Kwakwhay - Askwali - Elahkwa - Thank you
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And a shout out to and since Twitter only allows you to tag 10 accounts in an image.
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Thank you to all of our friends, allies, supporters, and kin for your ongoing support. We are proud to walk with you.
Tog'oiak' - Ahéhee' - Kwakwhay - Askwali - Elahkwa - Thank you
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all in support of the Bears Ears National Monument, the Coalition, and especially the five Tribes working to protect the Bears Ears living landscape.
Thank you for your commitment to our cause and for supporting our efforts.
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