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When We Became “Welcome to Bears Ears”: A Metamorphosis

Alex Feb 16, 2018 Americans, Bears Ears National Monument, Environmental, First Peoples, Forest Service, Grassroots Activism, Holiday, Human Rights, Inter-Tribal Coalition, Memorial Day, Outdoor Recreation, Political Border, Politics, Road Signs, Utah, Wilderness

One morning, Eric and I woke in the desert from uneasy politics and found we had turned into a large “Welcome to Bears Ears” sign. For two days, some people