Russell Begaye: “H.R. 4532 retains the same failing as the Trump proclamation: it does not protect the Bears Ears landscape in a way that…”

Navajo culture and language preservation is a top priority for the Navajo Nation because Dine Bizaad (Navajo language) retains our heritage legacy and individuality as Native people.

But, over 90 percent of Utah Navajos support the monument.

The bill stifles the tribal voice in monument management, and the bill eliminates protection for our cultural patrimony.

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.