Five Native American tribes and various federal agencies recently signed a historic co-management agreement for Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah.
In this story, we look at how the deal will work and its potential to serve as a model for other agreements between tribes and federal agencies.
The co-management plan includes the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, and the Pueblo of Zuni.
Read the press release from the U.S Department of the Interior about the agreement.
