Source: Colorado College, State of the Rockies Project - 2025 Conservation in the West Poll.

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This Native American Heritage Month—and always—honor the enduring presence of Indigenous Peoples.

Respect isn’t optional. Refrain from flying drones in all culturally sensitive areas and across the BENM.

Ahéhee' – Elahkwa – Askwali – Tog’oiak’ – Kwakwhay Thank you for visiting with respect.

Flying drones near sacred structures, ceremonial spaces, ancestral homes, or cultural panels is deeply disrespectful.

Just like we wouldn’t fly drones over a cemetery or through a cathedral, we must extend that same respect to Indigenous sacred places.

📸 1 & 3: staff 2: Tim Peterson 4: Bruce Hucko

Every mesa, canyon, & cliff dwelling holds generations of memory & spiritual energy that remain present today. These places continue to guide, and connect.

Even when a drone doesn’t touch the ground, its sound and vibration can disturb the spirit of the place, & the ancestors who still dwell there.

Bears Ears is a place of healing, strength, and reconnection, it’s a sanctuary where many Indigenous veterans return to find peace and renewal.

To all who’ve served: Tog'oiak' – Elahkwa – Thank you – Ahéhee' – Kwakwhay – Askwali

Native women serve at especially high rates, making up 20% of all Native service members, surpassing the national average.

Their commitment to protecting homelands and community reflects generations of courage, responsibility, and deep cultural values.

Every shirt supports Tribal-informed stewardship of the Bears Ears cultural landscape.

🌿 Celebrate Native American Heritage Month through art, culture, and stewardship.

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Bears Ears remains a living cultural landscape. Protecting it—and all national public lands—means listening to the people who have always cared for it.

Source: 2025 State of the Rockies Conservation in the West Poll — Native Voter Findings
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These are tomorrow’s caretakers of our national public lands, looking after wildlife, clean water, and the chance for all of us to visit with respect.

Read the full recap in the newest Bears Ears Bulletin here: www.bearsearscoalition.org/2025-bears-e...

And stay tuned! Next week, we’re launching a chance to get your hands on new BEITC merch, available online all month long.

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

This month, we invite you to celebrate with us by recognizing the five Tribes of the BEITC — the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, and Zuni Tribe — and their leadership in caring for the Bears Ears National Monument.

Across generations, Indigenous communities have carried forward the teachings of their ancestors, cared for sacred places, and continued the work of protecting and healing the land, both for our children and for the generations yet to come.

Though our approaches differ, our vision is shared —
a thriving, protected Bears Ears where cultural connections endure for generations.

Together, we’re ensuring Bears Ears remains protected, respected, and celebrated.

📸: Steve Allen

The Bears Ears Partnership supports Tribal-led restoration at Bears Ears by linking Tribes, agencies, and community partners.

Their programs — from youth corps and education to @visitwithrespect.bsky.social — help ensure collaboration works on the ground.

📸: Steve Allen

The BEITC is a Tribal-led nonprofit organization working under the direction of five Tribal Nations.

The Coalition advances Tribal collaborative management with federal agency partners, centering Traditional Knowledge so that Tribal priorities guide how Bears Ears is cared for.

📸: Steve Allen