The 4th installment in #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth series highlights the Ute Indian Tribe’s environmental philosophy and approach to conservation as found in the Coalition’s Land Management Plan (LMP).
This series celebrates #NAHM by sharing the conservation perspectives of the five Coalition Tribes with an emphasis on #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge.
A crucial component of our work is ensuring that Traditional Knowledge is incorporated into the collaborative management of BE, we also strive to ensure that Native ways of knowing are given equal consideration with knowledge understood through a Western scientific paradigm.
The creation of the #TribalLandManagementPlan presented unique challenges in terms of balancing data-sharing, confidentiality, and collaboration among distinct Tribes throughout the process.
Because each Tribe exercises extensions of sovereignty, through their membership agreement with the Coalition, they have the discretion to determine when, what, and how much to share when participating in our work.
For this reason, some Knowledge is not included in this doc as it’s not appropriate to share widely outside each of the respective Tribes. We are grateful and respectful of each Tribe's expertise and knowledge as they advance collab-management at Bears Ears.
Join us in celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth by recognizing the intersections of Black and Indigenous identities. The struggle for Black liberation and Indigenous sovereignty are intertwined because they are both centered on self-determination and autonomy.
Both peoples have faced oppression and violence at the hands of colonial and racist institutions.
The two struggles, while not monolithic, are intersectional because of their shared histories of oppression, but also their shared histories of resistance and perseverance.
Indigenous sovereignty suggests the right of Native peoples to self-govern and control their own land and resources. Similarly, Black liberation is about the fight for freedom, equality, and autonomy. Fundamentally, both seek to reclaim control over one's own body and community.
A new study has found that wildlife corridors on public land can protect animal species.
Bears Ears is well situated to foster animal migrations because of its proximity to various mountain ranges and other public lands across to the Colorado Plateau.
Wildlife corridors can help animals find the resources they need to survive, increase genetic diversity by reducing barriers to movement, allow animals to adapt to changing environmental conditions, and promote healthy and resilient ecosystems.
Wildlife corridors can support traditional lifeways by ensuring that animal populations are healthy and sustainable for those who rely on them. Tribes in the four corners region, and the Coalition Tribes specifically, rely on wildlife for food and cultural practices.