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On Wed., Dec. 28, 2016, President Barack Obama announced the designation of Bears Ears National Monument, a measure conceived in part by Professor听Charles Wilkinson. The president鈥檚 designation will protect approximately 1.35 million acres of federal land surrounding the Bears Ears Buttes in southeastern Utah.

Five tribes鈥攖he Hopi, Navajo, Ute Mountain Ute, Uintah and Ouray Ute, and Zuni鈥攆ormally organized the in July 2015. Since then, he has served on a听pro bono听basis as senior advisor to the tribes. Wilkinson was one of the main architects behind the coalition鈥檚 overall strategy, including the October 2015 proposal to Obama for the creation of Bears Ears National Monument. .听

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鈥淭his is the first national monument ever brought forth by tribes,鈥� Wilkinson said. 鈥淭ribes have signed off, usually as minor signatories on other monument proposals, but this is the first time they鈥檝e taken the lead. The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition is the most amazing grassroots coalition I鈥檝e ever seen.鈥�

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