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Report

Publisher

Utah State University

Publication Date

2-2026

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Version of Record

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1

Last Page

3

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Abstract

Bears Ears National Monument in Southeastern Utah was established in 2016 by President Obama after a coalition of Native American petitioned for its designation. In 2017, during his first administration, President Trump reduced the size of the monument by 85%. It was subsequently restored to the original boundaries in 2021 by President Biden. In 2022, the Utah Legislature provided $5 million in funding for the Attorney General’s office to challenge the Bears Ears National Monument designation, and the State of Utah filed a lawsuit in August 2022 challenging the designation (1).

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Funding Source: USU College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS), USU Mountain West Center for Regional Studies, USU Institute for Land, Water, & Air, USU Center for Intersectional Gender Studies and Research, and Made by Fell.

**Report updated on 7/17/2026 to reflect typo corrections**

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