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From: Utah Dine Bikeyah To: [email protected]; vice [email protected]; james [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Bears Ears National Monument Date: Friday, December 01, 2017 6:15:41 PM Attachments: Petitions 09-08-17 to 11-09-17 Part I.pdf Petitions 09-08-17 to 11-09-17 Part II.pdf Petitions 11-10 to 11-29.pdf To whom it may concern, The People of the United States of America would like to call on you to leave Bears Ears National Monument untouched. The people have spoken, and of the more than 2.7 million comments submitted to the National Monument review, over 99% were in favor of maintaining the monument. The recommendation from Interior Secretary Zinke is inherently flawed. Multiple days were spent with the Utah delegation and other anti-monument activists, yet less than two hours was spent with the Bears Ears Inter-tribal Coalition and other monument proponents. Secretary Zinke has failed to listen to local Native Americans. Tribal People are the honorable keepers of traditional knowledge about the Bears Ears cultural landscape and its more than one-hundred-thousand archeological sites. This monument holds the spirits of previous generations of Native People. Please do not disturb them. Attached are petitions signed by citizens of the United States of America. You have the opportunity to do something good and right by Bears Ears, something that will be remembered as a wise and beautiful choice: that of doing nothing at all to the monument. Please leave this sacred place alone and let it remain a place for all Americans to experience, enjoy, and exalt in. Thank you, Utah Diné Bikéyah DOI-2018-12 00373 10/28/2017 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THE WHITE HOUSE 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON, DC 20500 RE: PETITION TO HONOR BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP, WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CALL ON YOU TO CONSIDER YOUR LEGACY AND HONOR THE LAWFULLY PROTECTED BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THIS IRREPLACEABLE NATIONAL TREASURE BELONGS TO ALL AMERICANS – AND WE HAVE SPOKEN. MORE THAN 99% OF THE 2.7 MILLION COMMENTS SUBMITTED DURING THE PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS SUPPORT CONTINUED PROTECTION FOR OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS, INCLUDING BEARS EARS. THE UTAH POLITICAL DELEGATION HAS FAILED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND OTHERS WITH DEEP TIES TO BEARS EARS. PLEASE, DO NOT WASTE YOUR POLITICAL CAPITAL ON ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE OR UNDO SOMETHING SO POPULAR. I PERSONALLY STAND WITH THE HISTORIC COALITION OF SOVEREIGN TRIBES WHO CALLED FOR THE DESIGNATION OF BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT INTERIOR SECRETARY ZINKE’S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED BECAUSE HE FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MEET WITH OR LISTEN TO LOCAL NATIVE AMERICANS. TRIBAL PEOPLE ARE THE HONORABLE KEEPERS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BEARS EARS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND ITS 100,000+ ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THIS MONUMENT HOLDS THE SPIRITS OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLE. THE ANCESTORS ARE STILL ALIVE AT BEARS EARS. DO NOT DISTURB THEM. AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, YOU HAVE THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, WHICH IS: NOTHING. PLEASE LEAVE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT ALONE AND YOU WILL HELP ENSURE THIS SACRED PLACE REMAINS PROTECTED FOR ALL AMERICANS TO EXPERIENCE, ENJOY, AND EXALT IN. DO THE RIGHT THING, FOR ONCE, PUT YOUR MILLIONS IN PROFITS DOWN, AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY. PRESIDENT TRUMP, PLEASE HONOR BEARS EARS. SINCERELY, ROBERTA WEINER (b) (6) BONNERDALE, AR 71933 (b) (6) DOI-2018-12 00374 10/7/2017 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THE WHITE HOUSE 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON, DC 20500 RE: PETITION TO HONOR BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP, WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CALL ON YOU TO CONSIDER YOUR LEGACY AND HONOR THE LAWFULLY PROTECTED BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THIS IRREPLACEABLE NATIONAL TREASURE BELONGS TO ALL AMERICANS – AND WE HAVE SPOKEN. MORE THAN 99% OF THE 2.7 MILLION COMMENTS SUBMITTED DURING THE PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS SUPPORT CONTINUED PROTECTION FOR OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS, INCLUDING BEARS EARS. THE UTAH POLITICAL DELEGATION HAS FAILED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND OTHERS WITH DEEP TIES TO BEARS EARS. PLEASE, DO NOT WASTE YOUR POLITICAL CAPITAL ON ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE OR UNDO SOMETHING SO POPULAR. I PERSONALLY STAND WITH THE HISTORIC COALITION OF SOVEREIGN TRIBES WHO CALLED FOR THE DESIGNATION OF BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT INTERIOR SECRETARY ZINKE’S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED BECAUSE HE FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MEET WITH OR LISTEN TO LOCAL NATIVE AMERICANS. TRIBAL PEOPLE ARE THE HONORABLE KEEPERS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BEARS EARS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND ITS 100,000+ ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THIS MONUMENT HOLDS THE SPIRITS OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLE. THE ANCESTORS ARE STILL ALIVE AT BEARS EARS. DO NOT DISTURB THEM. AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, YOU HAVE THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, WHICH IS: NOTHING. PLEASE LEAVE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT ALONE AND YOU WILL HELP ENSURE THIS SACRED PLACE REMAINS PROTECTED FOR ALL AMERICANS TO EXPERIENCE, ENJOY, AND EXALT IN. I HAVE BEEN TO THIS AREA MANY TIMES AND IT IS SOMETHING TO BE TREASURED, NOT EXPLOITED. PLEASE KEEP THE MONUMENT INTACT. IF THE LAND AND CULTURAL SITES ARE DEGRADED OR DESTROYED, IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO RESTORE THEM TO THE STATE THEY ARE NOW IN. PRESIDENT TRUMP, PLEASE HONOR BEARS EARS. SINCERELY, KATHY ANN WALSH 85255 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85255 (b) (6) (b) (6) DOI-2018-12 00375 10/28/2017 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THE WHITE HOUSE 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON, DC 20500 RE: PETITION TO HONOR BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP, WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CALL ON YOU TO CONSIDER YOUR LEGACY AND HONOR THE LAWFULLY PROTECTED BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THIS IRREPLACEABLE NATIONAL TREASURE BELONGS TO ALL AMERICANS – AND WE HAVE SPOKEN. MORE THAN 99% OF THE 2.7 MILLION COMMENTS SUBMITTED DURING THE PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS SUPPORT CONTINUED PROTECTION FOR OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS, INCLUDING BEARS EARS. THE UTAH POLITICAL DELEGATION HAS FAILED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND OTHERS WITH DEEP TIES TO BEARS EARS. PLEASE, DO NOT WASTE YOUR POLITICAL CAPITAL ON ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE OR UNDO SOMETHING SO POPULAR. I PERSONALLY STAND WITH THE HISTORIC COALITION OF SOVEREIGN TRIBES WHO CALLED FOR THE DESIGNATION OF BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT INTERIOR SECRETARY ZINKE’S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED BECAUSE HE FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MEET WITH OR LISTEN TO LOCAL NATIVE AMERICANS. TRIBAL PEOPLE ARE THE HONORABLE KEEPERS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BEARS EARS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND ITS 100,000+ ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THIS MONUMENT HOLDS THE SPIRITS OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLE. THE ANCESTORS ARE STILL ALIVE AT BEARS EARS. DO NOT DISTURB THEM. AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, YOU HAVE THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, WHICH IS: NOTHING. PLEASE LEAVE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT ALONE AND YOU WILL HELP ENSURE THIS SACRED PLACE REMAINS PROTECTED FOR ALL AMERICANS TO EXPERIENCE, ENJOY, AND EXALT IN. LEAVING THESE LANDS UNDER THE CURRENT PROTECTION IS SIMPLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO ON SO MANY LEVELS. SHRINKING THE LAND THAT IS CURRENTLY PROTECTED IS AN AFFRONT TO THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM ITS PROTECTION. NOT ONLY DOES THIS LAND REPRESENT A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE NATIVE PEOPLE, BUT THE ECONOMIC GAIN OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IS FAR MORE SUSTAINABLE THAN ANY NATURAL RESOURCE EXTRACTION MIGHT YIELD. TOURISM IS AN INDUSTRY THAT UTAHANS KNOW WELL, AND THEY HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROSPER FROM IT IN THE FUTURE. THIS WILL ADD TO THE ECONOMIC STABILITY OF REGION THAT FRANKLY NEEDS IT. LEAVE IT BE - IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. PRESIDENT TRUMP, PLEASE HONOR BEARS EARS. SINCERELY, CHRISTOPHER BENTLEY (b) (6) BENSON, AZ 85602 (b) (6) DOI-2018-12 00376 10/28/2017 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THE WHITE HOUSE 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON, DC 20500 RE: PETITION TO HONOR BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP, WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CALL ON YOU TO CONSIDER YOUR LEGACY AND HONOR THE LAWFULLY PROTECTED BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THIS IRREPLACEABLE NATIONAL TREASURE BELONGS TO ALL AMERICANS – AND WE HAVE SPOKEN. MORE THAN 99% OF THE 2.7 MILLION COMMENTS SUBMITTED DURING THE PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS SUPPORT CONTINUED PROTECTION FOR OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS, INCLUDING BEARS EARS. THE UTAH POLITICAL DELEGATION HAS FAILED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND OTHERS WITH DEEP TIES TO BEARS EARS. PLEASE, DO NOT WASTE YOUR POLITICAL CAPITAL ON ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE OR UNDO SOMETHING SO POPULAR. I PERSONALLY STAND WITH THE HISTORIC COALITION OF SOVEREIGN TRIBES WHO CALLED FOR THE DESIGNATION OF BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT INTERIOR SECRETARY ZINKE’S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED BECAUSE HE FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MEET WITH OR LISTEN TO LOCAL NATIVE AMERICANS. TRIBAL PEOPLE ARE THE HONORABLE KEEPERS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BEARS EARS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND ITS 100,000+ ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THIS MONUMENT HOLDS THE SPIRITS OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLE. THE ANCESTORS ARE STILL ALIVE AT BEARS EARS. DO NOT DISTURB THEM. AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, YOU HAVE THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, WHICH IS: NOTHING. PLEASE LEAVE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT ALONE AND YOU WILL HELP ENSURE THIS SACRED PLACE REMAINS PROTECTED FOR ALL AMERICANS TO EXPERIENCE, ENJOY, AND EXALT IN. PRESIDENT TRUMP, PLEASE HONOR BEARS EARS. SINCERELY, LESLIE GLASS (b) (6) MARANA, AZ 85653 (b) (6) DOI-2018-12 00377 10/28/2017 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THE WHITE HOUSE 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON, DC 20500 RE: PETITION TO HONOR BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP, WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CALL ON YOU TO CONSIDER YOUR LEGACY AND HONOR THE LAWFULLY PROTECTED BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THIS IRREPLACEABLE NATIONAL TREASURE BELONGS TO ALL AMERICANS – AND WE HAVE SPOKEN. MORE THAN 99% OF THE 2.7 MILLION COMMENTS SUBMITTED DURING THE PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS SUPPORT CONTINUED PROTECTION FOR OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS, INCLUDING BEARS EARS. THE UTAH POLITICAL DELEGATION HAS FAILED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND OTHERS WITH DEEP TIES TO BEARS EARS. PLEASE, DO NOT WASTE YOUR POLITICAL CAPITAL ON ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE OR UNDO SOMETHING SO POPULAR. I PERSONALLY STAND WITH THE HISTORIC COALITION OF SOVEREIGN TRIBES WHO CALLED FOR THE DESIGNATION OF BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT INTERIOR SECRETARY ZINKE’S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED BECAUSE HE FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MEET WITH OR LISTEN TO LOCAL NATIVE AMERICANS. TRIBAL PEOPLE ARE THE HONORABLE KEEPERS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BEARS EARS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND ITS 100,000+ ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THIS MONUMENT HOLDS THE SPIRITS OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLE. THE ANCESTORS ARE STILL ALIVE AT BEARS EARS. DO NOT DISTURB THEM. AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, YOU HAVE THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, WHICH IS: NOTHING. PLEASE LEAVE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT ALONE AND YOU WILL HELP ENSURE THIS SACRED PLACE REMAINS PROTECTED FOR ALL AMERICANS TO EXPERIENCE, ENJOY, AND EXALT IN. PRESIDENT TRUMP, PLEASE HONOR BEARS EARS. SINCERELY, COLETTE TAGLIERI 85653 MARANA, AZ 85653 (b) (6) DOI-2018-12 00378 10/28/2017 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THE WHITE HOUSE 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON, DC 20500 RE: PETITION TO HONOR BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP, WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CALL ON YOU TO CONSIDER YOUR LEGACY AND HONOR THE LAWFULLY PROTECTED BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THIS IRREPLACEABLE NATIONAL TREASURE BELONGS TO ALL AMERICANS – AND WE HAVE SPOKEN. MORE THAN 99% OF THE 2.7 MILLION COMMENTS SUBMITTED DURING THE PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS SUPPORT CONTINUED PROTECTION FOR OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS, INCLUDING BEARS EARS. THE UTAH POLITICAL DELEGATION HAS FAILED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND OTHERS WITH DEEP TIES TO BEARS EARS. PLEASE, DO NOT WASTE YOUR POLITICAL CAPITAL ON ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE OR UNDO SOMETHING SO POPULAR. I PERSONALLY STAND WITH THE HISTORIC COALITION OF SOVEREIGN TRIBES WHO CALLED FOR THE DESIGNATION OF BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT INTERIOR SECRETARY ZINKE’S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED BECAUSE HE FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MEET WITH OR LISTEN TO LOCAL NATIVE AMERICANS. TRIBAL PEOPLE ARE THE HONORABLE KEEPERS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BEARS EARS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND ITS 100,000+ ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THIS MONUMENT HOLDS THE SPIRITS OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLE. THE ANCESTORS ARE STILL ALIVE AT BEARS EARS. DO NOT DISTURB THEM. AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, YOU HAVE THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, WHICH IS: NOTHING. PLEASE LEAVE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT ALONE AND YOU WILL HELP ENSURE THIS SACRED PLACE REMAINS PROTECTED FOR ALL AMERICANS TO EXPERIENCE, ENJOY, AND EXALT IN. THIS MONUMENT HOLDS THE SPIRITS OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLE. THE ANCESTORS ARE STILL ALIVE AT BEARS EARS. DO NOT DISTURB THEM. PRESIDENT TRUMP, PLEASE HONOR BEARS EARS. SINCERELY, LISA GARZA (b) (6) TUCSON, AZ 85730 (b) (6) DOI-2018-12 00379 10/28/2017 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THE WHITE HOUSE 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON, DC 20500 RE: PETITION TO HONOR BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP, WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CALL ON YOU TO CONSIDER YOUR LEGACY AND HONOR THE LAWFULLY PROTECTED BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THIS IRREPLACEABLE NATIONAL TREASURE BELONGS TO ALL AMERICANS – AND WE HAVE SPOKEN. MORE THAN 99% OF THE 2.7 MILLION COMMENTS SUBMITTED DURING THE PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS SUPPORT CONTINUED PROTECTION FOR OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS, INCLUDING BEARS EARS. THE UTAH POLITICAL DELEGATION HAS FAILED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND OTHERS WITH DEEP TIES TO BEARS EARS. PLEASE, DO NOT WASTE YOUR POLITICAL CAPITAL ON ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE OR UNDO SOMETHING SO POPULAR. I PERSONALLY STAND WITH THE HISTORIC COALITION OF SOVEREIGN TRIBES WHO CALLED FOR THE DESIGNATION OF BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT INTERIOR SECRETARY ZINKE’S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED BECAUSE HE FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MEET WITH OR LISTEN TO LOCAL NATIVE AMERICANS. TRIBAL PEOPLE ARE THE HONORABLE KEEPERS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BEARS EARS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND ITS 100,000+ ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THIS MONUMENT HOLDS THE SPIRITS OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLE. THE ANCESTORS ARE STILL ALIVE AT BEARS EARS. DO NOT DISTURB THEM. AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, YOU HAVE THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, WHICH IS: NOTHING. PLEASE LEAVE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT ALONE AND YOU WILL HELP ENSURE THIS SACRED PLACE REMAINS PROTECTED FOR ALL AMERICANS TO EXPERIENCE, ENJOY, AND EXALT IN. MR. PRESIDENT I AM URGING YOU TO STAND WITH THE TRIBES AND PROTECT BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. PRESIDENT TRUMP, PLEASE HONOR BEARS EARS. SINCERELY, MATTHEW TRESS (b) (6) FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86004 (b) (6) DOI-2018-12 00380 10/29/2017 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THE WHITE HOUSE 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON, DC 20500 RE: PETITION TO HONOR BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP, WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CALL ON YOU TO CONSIDER YOUR LEGACY AND HONOR THE LAWFULLY PROTECTED BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THIS IRREPLACEABLE NATIONAL TREASURE BELONGS TO ALL AMERICANS – AND WE HAVE SPOKEN. MORE THAN 99% OF THE 2.7 MILLION COMMENTS SUBMITTED DURING THE PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS SUPPORT CONTINUED PROTECTION FOR OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS, INCLUDING BEARS EARS. THE UTAH POLITICAL DELEGATION HAS FAILED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND OTHERS WITH DEEP TIES TO BEARS EARS. PLEASE, DO NOT WASTE YOUR POLITICAL CAPITAL ON ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE OR UNDO SOMETHING SO POPULAR. I PERSONALLY STAND WITH THE HISTORIC COALITION OF SOVEREIGN TRIBES WHO CALLED FOR THE DESIGNATION OF BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT INTERIOR SECRETARY ZINKE’S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED BECAUSE HE FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MEET WITH OR LISTEN TO LOCAL NATIVE AMERICANS. TRIBAL PEOPLE ARE THE HONORABLE KEEPERS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BEARS EARS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND ITS 100,000+ ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THIS MONUMENT HOLDS THE SPIRITS OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLE. THE ANCESTORS ARE STILL ALIVE AT BEARS EARS. DO NOT DISTURB THEM. AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, YOU HAVE THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, WHICH IS: NOTHING. PLEASE LEAVE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT ALONE AND YOU WILL HELP ENSURE THIS SACRED PLACE REMAINS PROTECTED FOR ALL AMERICANS TO EXPERIENCE, ENJOY, AND EXALT IN. PRESIDENT TRUMP, PLEASE HONOR BEARS EARS. SINCERELY, VICKI HEDRICK RIMROCK, AZ 86335 (b) (6) DOI-2018-12 00381 10/29/2017 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THE WHITE HOUSE 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON, DC 20500 RE: PETITION TO HONOR BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP, WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CALL ON YOU TO CONSIDER YOUR LEGACY AND HONOR THE LAWFULLY PROTECTED BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THIS IRREPLACEABLE NATIONAL TREASURE BELONGS TO ALL AMERICANS – AND WE HAVE SPOKEN. MORE THAN 99% OF THE 2.7 MILLION COMMENTS SUBMITTED DURING THE PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS SUPPORT CONTINUED PROTECTION FOR OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS, INCLUDING BEARS EARS. THE UTAH POLITICAL DELEGATION HAS FAILED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND OTHERS WITH DEEP TIES TO BEARS EARS. PLEASE, DO NOT WASTE YOUR POLITICAL CAPITAL ON ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE OR UNDO SOMETHING SO POPULAR. I PERSONALLY STAND WITH THE HISTORIC COALITION OF SOVEREIGN TRIBES WHO CALLED FOR THE DESIGNATION OF BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT INTERIOR SECRETARY ZINKE’S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED BECAUSE HE FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MEET WITH OR LISTEN TO LOCAL NATIVE AMERICANS. TRIBAL PEOPLE ARE THE HONORABLE KEEPERS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BEARS EARS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND ITS 100,000+ ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. THIS MONUMENT HOLDS THE SPIRITS OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF NATIVE PEOPLE. THE ANCESTORS ARE STILL ALIVE AT BEARS EARS. DO NOT DISTURB THEM. AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, YOU HAVE THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, WHICH IS: NOTHING. PLEASE LEAVE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT ALONE AND YOU WILL HELP ENSURE THIS SACRED PLACE REMAINS PROTECTED FOR ALL AMERICANS TO EXPERIENCE, ENJOY, AND EXALT IN. I LIVE IN ARIZONA AND THE FOUR CORNER STATES ARE WIDE OPEN AND OFTEN DESOLATED SPACES...BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT IS OUR JEWEL AND THE BEST PART IS THAT NO ONE COULD TAKE BETTER CARE OF THIS AREA FOR ALL OF US THAN THE NATIVE AMERICANS WHO FOUGHT SO HARD FOR THIS DESIGNATION. I JOINED IN BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE AND KNOW IT IS SOMETHING SPECIAL. MY PUBLIC COMMENT WAS IN FAVOR OF THE DESIGNATION ALSO. PRESIDENT TRUMP, PLEASE HONOR BEARS EARS. SINCERELY, SUE CHOPPERS-WIFE 86440 MOHAVE VALLEY, AZ 86440 (b) (6) DOI-2018-12 00382