In the heart of southeastern Utah lies two buttes (an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top — similar to, but narrower than a mesa.) These twin buttes have such a distinctive silhouette that in each of the regional tribe’s native languages, the name means the same: Hoon’Naqvut (Ute), Shash Ja’a (Navajo or Diné), Kwiyagatu (Hopi) — “bear’s ears.”
The area within the monument is undeveloped, but contains a variety of historic and cultural resources. It is estimated that there are more than 100,000 archaeological sites inside the monument.
Watch the video clip to learn more about the land, the people, and the conflict surrounding the monument.
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