President Obama Designated Bear Ears and Gold Butte National Monuments

Bears Ears National Monument.
Image Courtesy of Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition.
December 28, 2016

Native News Online reported that Ex-President "Obama designated two new national monuments, protecting sacred sites, spectacular scenery, and important natural and cultural resources in the desert landscapes of southeastern Utah and southern Nevada". These two monuments are Bears Ears National Monument and Gold Butte National Monument.

The Bears Ears National Monument is located in Utah and
"gets its name from the iconic Bears Ears Buttes, two distinctive
geological formations in the center of lands that are considered
sacred by tribes in the region."

The Gold Butte National Monument is "located in Clark County, 

Nevada just northeast of the outskirts of Las Vegas." It "includes

abundant rock art, archeological artifacts, and rare fossils, including 

recently discovered dinosaur tracks dating back hundreds of 

millions of years." It also "provides protections for important Native 

American historical sites, as well as areas that are currently used 

for traditional purposes by tribes."

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For more information, 
Visit:

•  The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition
• Proposal
• Bears Ears A Native Perspective (PDF)
•  Hopi Tribe
•  Navajo Nation
•  Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
•  Pueblo of Zuni
•  Ute Indian Tribe
• White House Press Releases 
• Bears Ears National Monument
• December 28, 2016.
• Gold Butte National Monument
• December 28, 2016.
• Sacred Places
•  Chief Arvol Looking Horse Importance of Sacred Places
•  Challenge of Protecting Sacred Places
•  Info about PBS Series - Global Defenders of Sacred Sites
•  2016 Day of Prayer
• Bears Ears
• Photo Collection
• Native American Connections
• Native Voices - Native Interpretation PDF in links
• Region to the Native Eye
• Rock Formations
• Satellite Image
• Gold Butte
• Explore  
• National Conservation Lands
• Cultural Resources
• Historical Resources
• Past Vandalism
• Wildlife Preservation
• Grant Canyon Wildlife Corridor
•  Gold Butte
•  Desert Tortoise
• Navajo Leader Says Native Americans Worked 80 Years for National Monument
• NPR, January 1, 2017.
• Sacred Bears Ears and Gold Butte Designated as National Monuments
• Indian Country Today, December 28, 2016.
• In a victory for Native American tribes, Obama names new monuments in Utah and Nevada
• PBS, December 28, 2016.