The Bears Ears Controversy, Explained

Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get up to 65% OFF your subscription ➡️ HERE: https://go.babbel.com/t?bsc=1200m65-youtube-nationalparkdiaries-july-2022&btp=default&utm_term=generic_v1&utm_medium=paidsocial&utm_source=YouTube&utm_content=Influencer..nationalparkdiaries..USA..YouTube Bears Ears National Monument, in Utah, is quite possibly the most controversial piece of public land in the United States. It finds itself right in the crosshairs of the larger battle over public lands in the West, and three different Presidential administrations - Obama, Trump, and Biden - have altered the monuments boundaries. The Bears Ears Controversy can sometimes make it hard to understand just what's going on in Southeastern Utah. The contentiousness of this piece of land can sometimes make it hard to understand just why some people want it to be a National Monument and others don't. In this video, I attempt to cut through the divisiveness and give you the information you need to make an informed decision on one of the most important pieces of public land in America. ---------------------------------------------------------- Support me on Patreon Here: https://www.patreon.com/nationalparkdiaries Follow me on Instagram: @nationalparkdiaries Follow me on Twitter: @NPDiariesYT Sources: General https://www.climbing.com/news/access-fund-bears-ears-lawsuit-interview/ https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/utah-sues-to-shrink-bears-ears-again/ https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2021-05-14/what-the-history-of-the-antiquities-act-could-mean-for-the-future-of-bears-ears https://web.archive.org/web/20220729165402/http://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/climate/bears-ears-national-monument.html https://therevelator.org/roots-antiquities-act-bears-ears/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/bears-ears/ Hewett Report: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20708759/house-report-no-59-22242.pdf Presidential Proclamations Obama: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/28/proclamation-establishment-bears-ears-national-monument Trump: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-modifying-bears-ears-national-monument/ Biden: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/10/08/a-proclamation-on-bears-ears-national-monument/ Antiquities Act Text: https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/fhpl/antiquities_act.pdf Threats to Antiquities Act:https://www.eenews.net/articles/chief-justice-roberts-invites-antiquities-act-challenges/ Congressional Research Service Report on Antiquities Act (good explainer): https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/2022-07-11_R41330_2eaf7e49b15393e37a7042ff2f198f0c4759647b.pdf Cameron v. United States: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/252/450/ Polls: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2016/08/11/new-poll-utahans-support-protections-for-bears-ears-area https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2017/10/24/majority-of-utahns-favor-trimming-bears-ears-but-most-oppose-breaking-up-grand-staircase-poll-says/ https://www.cpr.org/2018/01/25/poll-shows-western-voters-increasingly-identify-as-conservationists/ Visitation: https://www.ksl.com/article/50240572/visitation-to-this-bears-ears-site-spiked-since-2015-heres-how-the-blm-wants-to-handle-it https://bearsearsmonument.org/visit-with-respect/ Utah State Trust Lands: https://trustlands.utah.gov/our-agency/sitla-and-trust-lands-explained/ --- Images: Bureau of Land Management (Bob Wick) Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition National Park Service New York Times Grand Canyon Trust Palace of the Governors Storyblocks