‘Zero consultation’: Tribal reps say they were left out of monument reduction decisions

“We have been here before, but this cuts even deeper,” said a leader of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition.

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: July 14, 2026

Words: 796

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Two coalitions of Native American tribes emphasized Tuesday that they weren’t consulted before President Donald Trump downsized Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by roughly 90%.

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Autumn Gillard, coordinator for the Grand Staircase-Escalante Inter-Tribal Coalition, said during a news conference that the group “had received zero consultation” before Trump ordered the dramatic reductions in a pair of executive orders Monday. …

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