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Sacred Lands Protection
Cultural activism related to the protection of Bears Ears National Monument.
Shash Jaa': Bears Ears
Shásh Jaa’ (Bears Ears) is a proposed 1.9 million acres of Utah wilderness considered sacred lands to the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition (Navajo, Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, Hopi, Zuni) coming together to protect this pristine area from natural resource extraction and make this area a designated National Monument in collaborative management partnership with tribes.
Publications
Bears Ears Is Here to Stay - The New York Times
The Power of “Bears Ears” and Indigenous Place Names - Folklife Magazine
Angelo Baca: Bears Ears faces serious threat under the Trump administration - Indianz
Podcasts & Interviews
Bears Ears should not be a battle. This place is for healing
Angelo Baca on the Elders of Bears Ears
"We Have Always Been Here": Angelo Baca Reflects on Bears Ears
Nonprofit Work
Cultural Resource Coordinator at Utah Diné Bikéyah UDB is a nonprofit organization dedicated to healing of people and the Earth through supporting Indigenous communities and protecting their culturally significant ancestral lands.
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