Rob Bishop actually said...

"We specifically disclaim the notion put forward by various environmental groups that their creation, the Dine Bikeyah, speaks for all local Navajos--they do not."

"The National Monument would prevent San Juan County Navajos and Ute Tribes from using the lands for the practicing of ceremonies, spiritual rejuvenation, gathering of herbs, firewood, cedar poles/post..."

"Traditional Utah Navajo people are not conspiring with lawyers in boardrooms in Salt Lake and San Francisco."

"Never in my years of Congress have I seen such a concerted effort to suppress the voices of local tribes by powerful, deep-pocketed opponents."