Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition

Earth Gives Day Let's make a change together. Join me in investing in climate and environmental nonprofits on Earth Gives Day, October 7, 2025!

Support the Tribes' work here: www.earthgives.org/organization...

Thank you - Ahéhee' - Kwakwhay - Askwali - Elahkwa - Tog'oiak'

If you believe in Indigenous-led solutions that protect the land for future generations, now’s the time to act. Give today through the @earthgives.bsky.social portal and stand with us in protecting Bears Ears.

Starting this morning, donations of $100 or more will be matched, doubling your impact in protecting sacred landscapes and advancing Indigenous leadership in the care of our national public lands.

Today is Earth Gives Day!

This national day of giving shines a light on nonprofits working to protect our health, lands, and shared future. The BEITC plays a key role in advancing Tribal-informed stewardship of ancestral lands, and your continued support ensures this vital work can move forward.

Voters Oppose Shrinking the Size of National Monuments Voters strongly oppose the Trump administration's proposal to shrink the size of six national monuments.

Protecting these monuments also safeguards Americans’ access to clean water, healthy wildlife habitat, and national public lands that belong to all of us.

Read more about the data here: www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/5/...

Protections for these ancestral landscapes must reflect public values, uphold Tribal leadership, and honor the cultural and ecological significance of these places, not be driven by partisan agendas.

Reducing their boundaries—or weakening the Resource Management Plans that safeguard them—would be a political move against the will of the people and a setback to the cooperative, Tribal-informed management these places deserve.

As partners working to protect Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
(gsepartners.bsky.social), we know these landscapes are sacred and irreplaceable.

--> Nearly half of Republicans oppose reductions

This isn’t a partisan issue, it’s about protecting national public lands & honoring Tribal ancestral homelands. A clear majority of Americans are calling for unity, collaboration, and long-term commitment to our national monuments.
📸: Stephen Trimble

The results confirm what we already know: the public overwhelmingly rejects shrinking national monuments.

--> 68% oppose reducing monument boundaries
--> Only 22% support

📸: M. Estrada

In May, Data for Progress asked likely voters how they feel about reducing national monuments like Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni.

📸: BEITC Staff (left), Jackie Grant (right)

Stand with Tribal Nations and communities defending clean water, health, and sacred places.

All relatives and allies are welcome.

Find more info here: protectwhitemesa.org/join-the-whi...

--> White Mesa Ute Community Center, White Mesa, Utah, just south of Blanding off Highway 191, on the west side of the highway (White Mesa sits just outside of the BENM.)

--> The walk is about 5 miles on relatively flat pavement. Wear comfortable shoes & bring plenty of water.

--> Rally and spiritual walk led by White Mesa Concerned Community and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

--> Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. MDT

--> The community is deeply concerned about contamination from the nearby uranium mill and the desecration of sacred sites.

Join us this Saturday for a spiritual walk standing with the Ute Mountain Ute Community of White Mesa. We’re showing up to protect community health, water, air, land, culture, and sacred places.

Slide 2: 📸 (c) Tim Peterson

This weekend, honor our home outdoors:
--> If you visit public lands, please Visit With Respect.
--> Or join a local rally to stand with Tribes & communities defending the places we all depend on and love.

Thank you - Ahéhee' - Kwakwhay - Askwali - Elahkwa - Tog'oiak'

At the same time, the protection of our public lands is under pressure from political rollbacks, short-sighted decisions, and special-interest pushes that put communities, culture, clean water, and wildlife at risk.

At Bears Ears, that includes the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the Pueblo of Zuni, & other Tribal nations. Indigenous stewardship has cared for these landscapes since time immemorial & must be central to how we care for them.

Today is National Public Lands Day, and this year’s theme is “Our Home Outdoors.”

As we celebrate, remember: Public lands are Native lands. National public lands are the ancestral homelands of Tribal Nations who are still here and remain deeply connected to these places.

📸: Tim Peterson

Earth Gives Day Let's make a change together. Join me in investing in climate and environmental nonprofits on Earth Gives Day, October 7, 2025!

Donate now via Earth Gives to help protect ancestral lands and advance Tribal-led solutions.

Give today, or plan your gift for Earth Gives Day on October 7!

Thank you - Ahéhee' - Kwakwhay - Askwali - Elahkwa - Tog'oiak'

www.earthgives.org/organization...

The BEITC is honored to be one of the featured organizations. Our work centers on protecting ancestral lands, upholding Tribal sovereignty, and carrying forward Indigenous stewardship as a solution for a healthier future.

Only 2% of U.S. charitable giving goes to environmental nonprofits.

That’s why @earthgives.bsky.social was created: a national giving initiative to spark generosity, awareness, and action for nonprofits working to protect our planet.

Donate to Help Protect Bears Ears - Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition Your donation supports the Coalition’s efforts to protect and preserve Bears Ears to ensure a more sustainable and resilient future.

It’s never too late to stand with the five Tribes: you can still give a gift at the link in the below. 👇

Ahéhee' - Kwakwhay - Askwali - Elahkwa - Tog'oiak' - Thank You

www.bearsearscoalition.org/donate/

Thank you for making our Summer Campaign a success!

Because of you, Tribal-informed stewardship at Bears Ears continues strong, protecting this sacred landscape and uplifting future generations of land stewards. 🌄

Join BEITC cultural leaders at our Climate Week NYC convening on Indigenous-led climate planning for Bears Ears.

Join us in-person or virtually.

Register by Thursday at 9 a.m. MT: www.eventbrite.com/e/building-c...

Thank you - Ahéhee' - Kwakwhay - Askwali - Elahkwa - Tog'oiak'

It's a time to honor the gifts of the land, recognize the teachings of landscapes and animal relatives, and reflect on our responsibilities to care for all that sustains us.

Fall is a time of gratitude, learning, and connection to the cycles of life that bind us to sacred landscapes and beyond.

Today, Sept. 22, is the fall equinox, a good time to remember that change is constant, & with it comes renewal.

For many Indigenous peoples, autumn is a season of balance, when day and night stand in equality, harvests are gathered, and communities prepare for the quiet of winter.

📸:Tim Peterson

In-person seating is limited and the virtual capacity is capped. Reserve your ticket (in-person or virtual): www.eventbrite.com/e/building-c...

Topics:
• Additional legal/policy pathways beyond NEPA/NHPA
• Using western science to advance Tribal climate goals
• Climate strategies from Tribes and aligned organizations
• The role of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge in near-term implementation

Friday, Sept 26, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. EDT at Treehouse (Doris Duke Center, 444 Madison Ave, NYC). An open session with the BEITC Tribes' cultural leaders on advancing climate resilience, grounded in Traditional Indigenous Knowledge and the 2025 Resource Management Plan.