

Dr. Len Necefer
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Were witnessing a monumental shift in federal land management
On June 21, the BLM, U.S. Forest Service, and Five Tribes of the Intertribal Coalition signed a cooperative management agreement for Utahs Bears Ears National Monument. It marks a shift in our history at a time when weve never needed to collaborate more.
Native scholar weighs in on the United Nations suggestion that Indigenous knowledge might help us survive the climate disaster
A few years ago, I was a vocal proponent of the outdoor industry incorporating Indigenous land acknowledgments as standard business practice. As its become more common, my perspective has evolved.
The more we learn an incomplete fairytale of Indigenous peoples and our history in this country, the more we perpetuate acts of ethnocide, like the ones weve seen in recent weeks in southern Utah
For most Americans, the naming of a secretary of the interior is of little consequence. However, as a Navajo man, who holds this position has defined much of my life, and the recent appointing of Deb Haaland marks a groundbreaking moment.
Brands need to do more to prove they're using this imagery in a respectful wayand hiring Indigenous people to design it