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Downsized national monuments threaten Native American history, opponents say

By Erin Tapahe
December 20, 2018 12:00 AM
The House on Fire ruins is one of the 100,000 archeological sites located at Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. (Erin Tapahe)
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Bears Ears National Monument proposal creates tensions in Utah

By Theresa Davis
November 17, 2016 12:00 AM
Twin buttes rise above a few tiny towns near the Four Corners area in southeastern Utah. The tranquil rock formations known as the Bears Ears, and the 1.9 million acres of land surrounding them, are at the center of an environmental war that involves locals, politicians, Native American tribal governments and activists.
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