President Trump’s signing of the Executive Order for a Review of Designations under the Antiquities Act on Wednesday has garnered extensive support throughout Utah but not exclusively. The order will review the recent designation of the Bear Ears National Monument and the Ute Tribe is speaking out in opposition. President Trump’s Order…from far away in Washington, D.C. threatens past local cooperation, shares the Ute Tribe in a press release issued on Thursday. “If President Trump wants changes in how national monuments are designated, he should change how the law is used in the future,” states the Ute Tribal Business Committee. “The Monument was designated in response to government-to-government discussions that honored the trust relationship between the Federal Government and Indian country.” The Ute Tribal Business Committee has committed to fully engaging Interior Secretary Zinke in discussions on the importance of the Monument to the tribe and why it was designated.
