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Voices From Bears Ears: Seeking Common Ground on Sacred Land

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

A land rich in human history and unsurpassed in natural beauty, Bears Ears is at the heart of a national debate over the future of public lands. In Voices From Bears Ears (University of Arizona), journalist Rebecca Robinson provides context and perspective for understanding the ongoing debate and humanizes the abstract issues at its center. Robinson will be joined in conversation by photographer Stephen Strom, whose photos are featured in Voices From Bears Ears.

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Rebecca Robinson and Stephen Strom

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Journalist Rebecca Robinson and photographer Stephen Strom join us to discuss their recently published book Voices from Bears Ears: SeekingCommon Ground on Sacred Land, published by the University of Arizona Press. In late 2016, President Barack Obama designated 1.35 million acres of public lands in southeastern Utah as Bears Ears National Monument. On December 4, 2017, President Donald Trump shrank the monument by 85 percent. A land rich in human history and unsurpassed in natural beauty, Bears Ears is at the heart of a national debate over the future of public lands. Through the stories of twenty individuals, and informed by interviews with more than seventy people, Voices from Bears Ears captures the passions of those who fought to protect Bears Ears and those who…

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