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The totem pole was welcomed by Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Fri Aug 13th, 2021

Haaland welcomes totem pole honoring sacred Native American sites

The Bears Ears National Monument originally protected 1.35 million acres of public land encompassing the Bears Ears, a region steeped in rich cultural history, with sites sacred to Native American tribes. According to the Washington Post, “it is the first national monument created at the request and with input from Native American governments.” The Trump Administration reduced the Bears Ears by 85 percent in 2017. The current monument area is now two disconnected parts, Shash Jaa and Indian Creek. A coalition of Native American tribes comprised of Navajo, Hopi, Zuni and Ute are fighting to protect these culturally significant sites and continue to support monument status.

Fri Jul 30th, 2021

Tribal leaders and activists seek protection of sacred Bears Ears landscape

Fri Jul 30th, 2021

Native activists begin cross-country tour to highlight at-risk sacred sites

The Bay Mills Indian Community opposes Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline because it violates the Treaty of 1836 and is a threat to their sacred waters. The pipeline, initially given an easement in 1953, has been the center of controversy in the Upper Peninsula for several years. As part of the Treaty of 1836, BMIC reserved for all time the right to fish, hunt, and gather in the ceded land and waters of the state of Michigan – including the ceded waters of Lake Superior, Huron, and Michigan, which includes the Straits of Mackinac. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer revoked the easement allowing the company to operate on May 12, yet Enbridge continues to operate illegally.

Fri Jul 30th, 2021

Tribal leaders and Native activists warn that pipeline threatens sacred waters, violates treaty

The Bureau of Land Management has proposed to permit 4,000 new wells and over 500 new drilling permits under the newly drafted Resource Management Plan in the ancestral homelands of the Navajo and Pueblo nations who have called for the protection of the Greater Chaco Canyon. The region is home to many of the sovereign nations’ cultural resources and sacred lands. More than 91% of the public lands surrounding the Chaco Canyon Cultural historic park are already occupied by energy companies under the federal fossil fuel leasing program.

Fri Jul 30th, 2021

Pueblo and Diné leaders call on Biden to protect Greater Chaco Canyon

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