Russell Begaye: “Chairman Bishop and Congressman Curtis as well as other supporters of H.R. 4532 continually make misleading and false…”

This is incorrect. The Navajo Nation and the other tribes of the five-tribe Bears Ears Inter-Tribal coalition were not consulted with prior to the introduction of H.R. 4532.

H.R. 4518 truly honors tribes and tribal sovereignty, and ensures a meaningful role for us in managing the lands.

We respectfully, yet strongly, urge you to reject these proposals and maintain full funding for the Community Health Representative and Health Education programs in the fiscal year 2019 budget.

In designating the Bears Ears National Monument, President Obama recognized this truth.