bears ears became a national monument on december 28, 2016.
bears ears became a national monument on december 28, 2016.
when did bears ears become a national monument?
december 28 , 2016
bears ears national monument is a united states national monument located in san juan county in southeastern utah, established by president barack obama by presidential proclamation on december 28, 2016. the monument's original size was , which was controversially reduced 85% by president donald trump on december 4, 2017. the monument protects the public land surrounding the bears ears—a pair of buttes—and the indian creek corridor rock climbing area. the native american names for the buttes have the same meaning in each of the languages represented in the region. the names are listed in the presidential proclamation as ""hoon’naqvut", "shash jáa" [sic], "kwiyagatu nukavachi", "ansh an lashokdiwe""—all four mean "bears ears".
bears ears national monument
bullet::::- burrilio, r.e., 2017. "the archaeology of bears ears." "the saa archaeological record." 15, 5, pp. 9–18.









































bullet::::- uglesich, j., gay, r.j. and stegner, m.a., 2017. "paleontology of the bears ears national monument: history of exploration and designation of the monument." "peerj preprints", 5, no. e3442v1.









































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bullet::::- bears ears national monument — official forest service site









































bullet::::- bears ears national monument — official bureau of land management (blm) site









































bullet::::- bears ears inter-tribal coalition









































bullet::::- notice of public comment on terrestrial monuments issued by department of interior.









































bullet::::- 2,000-year-old tattoo needle news article — the salt lake tribune
bears ears national monument