Bears Ears Monument Timeline and Overview of Arguments For/Against

Announcements

• Tomorrow at lunch: community-building/games group meets in my classroom
• Advisory this week: Make sure you've gone through the individual AND group gear list and that you have EVERYTHING you need! 
• Send me and Lori your menu plans and be sure you're including enough food for your adopted advisor(s)
• Bring group gear on Friday for your group gear check. 
• Link to the Bears Ears itinerary and packing lists (emailed as well)

Starter 1.0: Results of the extra credit challenge.

• Debrief results as a class (why did you/we choose the way we did? How might we ensure Lori's class act the same way in the future?)
• Read Washington Post article on Tragedy of Commons-- connections to our project? connections to Bears Ears?

Starter 2.0:  

1. What do you already know about Bears Ears?  List anything you know, or think you know!
2. What questions do you have about Bears Ears?  No question too big, too small, or too ignorant!

Goals for Today

1. Have a general understanding of the major events surrounding Bears Ears
2. Understand the roots of the political controversy
3. Be able to summarize the main ideas in the original proposal
4. Be able to list the major pro and con arguments surrounding Bears Ears

Timeline

1. Each student is assigned a major date for Bears Ears.  Using the resources linked below, create a small (SUPER QUICK!) poster that includes:
   1. Title
   2. Date
   3. Symbol/picture that represents the event
   4. 1-2 sentence description of the event
2. After posters are done, students get in order of date.  Each person quickly states the year, title, and what happened.
3. DEBRIEF:
   1. What patterns do you see here?
   2. What are the roots of the political controversy here?
      1. What do defenders of the monument want?
      2. What do people who oppose the monument want?

Timeline Dates:

1. 1906- President Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act of 1906 into law
2. 1971-BLM establishes Grand Gulch Primitive Area to protect archaeological resources and ends grazing in the canyon.
3. Sept. 7, 1996 -- A news report says President Bill Clinton is considering a proposal to designate a huge swath of federal land in southern Utah as a national monument
4. Sept. 18, 1996 -- Clinton announces Grand Staircase/Escalante Monument in Arizona
5. Sept. 26, 1996 -- Rep. Bill Orton, D-Utah, introduces a bill to strip the power of presidents to create permanent national monuments.
6. May 8, 1998 -- Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Leavitt sign a historic agreement to swap out a checkerboard of state lands — designed to raise money for schools — that have been buried within national parks, forests and lands.
7. Feb. 21, 2000 -- The long-awaited final Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument management plan, which governs everything from how scientific research is conducted to which roads will remain open to the public, is unveiled.
8. April 19, 2004 -- U.S. District Judge Dee Benson rules that former president Clinton had the authority under the Antiquities Act to designate the monument in 1996.
9. 2009- Operation Cerberus (giant anti-looting operation) in Blanding
10. 2010- Utah Diné Bikeyah forms to protect culturally significant ancestral lands, including the Bears Ears region.
11. 2013: The Public Lands Initiative is launched by Rep. Rob Bishop and Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah as a legislative solution to protecting the Bears Ears area.
12. 2015- Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition Formed
13. October 15, 2015- The BEITC submits a proposal to President Barack Obama, seeking the designation of 1.9 million acres as a National Monument
14. July 15-16, 2016 — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell tours Bears Ears Region
15. Dec. 28, 2016 — Obama declares Bears Ears Monument
16. Feb. 3, 2017 — Utah Senate votes to unravel monument designation
17. Feb. 16, 2017 — Outdoor Retailer  organizers end trade show in Utah
18. April 26, 2017 — President Trump signs an executive order calling for a review of national monument designations over the past 21 years.
19. May 10, 2017 — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke tours Bears Ears National Monument by vehicle, foot, helicopter and horseback before turning his attention to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Zinke's visit is part of the review ordered by Trump.
20. June 12, 2017 — Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke issues an interim report as requested in Executive Order 13792 in which he proposes a significant reduction of Bears Ears National Monument
21. December 2017- President Trump creates Presidential Proclamation 9681 to modify the Bears Ears National Monument by creating two smaller Monuments.

Timeline Resources

1. https://www.scribd.com/document/372072545/bears-ears-timeline
2. https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/the-long-history-and-uncertain-future-of-bears-ears-national-monument-a-timeline-w467841/
3. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900000042/timeline-the-battle-over-two-of-utahs-national-monuments.html (this one has a ton of editorializing...dig through the bias to get to the facts!)
4. https://durangoherald.com/articles/124458

Let's scope out the Maps of Bears Ears Monument boundaries
OOOOH.  AHHHHH!

Watch Sacred Strides (11 minutes)

• On Friday, we heard one (pretty extreme) perspective from a rancher, now we’re going to look briefly at different perspective; that of Native Americans
• After film, discuss: how do the perspectives here compare (any similarities?!)  to those in Bundyville about use of/protection of public lands?

Reading #1: The Bears Ears Intertribal Proposal: Summary
Full Text for those who want to learn more! Go on, get that education!
As you read the summary, be ready to answer these questions:

• What are the main reasons for why the intertribal coalition wants the monument? (Summarize)
• How does the coalition plan on managing the land for a diverse array of users (i.e. ATVer, hikers, historical buffs, future generations, etc.....)
• What groups are excluded?

Reading #2: National Geographic Overview of Arguments for and against the monument

• Printable version
• As you read the above article by National Geographic, make a t-chart of the arguments FOR and AGAINST the monument.
• Where do you stand right now?: Do you think the monument should exist as originally created, as modified, or not at all? Explain.

 Stakeholder Summit guidelines and this week's schedule

• Tuesday (3rd, 4th and 6th periods): Stakeholder Summit Work Time
• Tuesday (5th period): Guest Speaker, Danielle Murray from Conservation Lands to discuss her involvement in Bears Ears litigation process- all seniors in the Commons
• Wednesday (1st, 2nd and 3rd periods): Stakeholder Summit Work TIme
• Wednesday (4th period): Doctor Andrew Gulliford, professor of History and Environmental Studies at FLC to speak about the archaeological significance of Bears Ears and the role of Mormonism in the debate
• Thursday (3rd and 5th periods): Prepare for the summit!
• Thursday (4th and 6th periods): Summit!
• Friday (3rd, 4th, 6th periods): Begin assigned readings for our trip!
• Friday (5th period): Group Gear Check in the Commons with Lori and Kyle!  ALL SENIORS THERE!
• Monday: NORMAL Morning classes; 12:45 meet in upper parking lot READY to go and load vehicles!

HOMEWORK:  NONE, unless you didn't finish the in-class readings and responses