Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Alright, we're finishing up this little 2-part mini-series on National Monuments with... well, an explainer. In this video, we learn all about how National Monuments are created (2 ways), a little bit of historical context on the Antiquities Act, and the various controversies, questions, and misconceptions that have circled around National Monuments over the years. After watching this video, you'll have everything you need to know to understand America's National Monuments!
Take action for National Monuments:
act.npca.org/page/79022/action/1
monumentsforall.org
Videos mentioned in this video:
“Every National Monument That Became a National Park”
youtu.be/IHA_VDw-OMI
“The Bears Ears Controversy Explained”
youtu.be/yjYYAx1PYdY
“Why National Monuments are BANNED in Wyoming”
youtu.be/K529FQ6CfJg
“The Incredible Conservation Legacy of Jimmy Carter”
youtu.be/AoZqk28E_lg
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/c/nationalparkdiaries
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/nationalparkdiaries
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Sources and Resources:
NPS National Monuments Tool
nps.gov/subjects/archeology/national-monument-facts-and-figures.htm
“Chief Justice Roberts invites Antiquities Act challenges”
eenews.net/articles/chief-justice-roberts-invites-antiquities-act-challenges
Justice Roberts Opinion
legacy-assets.eenews.net/open_files/assets/2021/03/22/document_gw_18.pdf
House Report on Antiquities Act, with Memo from Edgar Lee Hewett
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20708759/house-report-no-59-22242.pdf
Antiquities Act Text
nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/fhpl/antiquities_act.pdf
Congressional Research Service Report on the Antiquities Act
congress.gov/crs-product/R41330#:~:text=The%20Antiquities%20Act%20of%201906%20authorizes%20the%20President%20to%20proclaim,with%20the%20proper%20care%20and
Argument In Favor of President’s Power to Abolish/Diminish NMs
https://openyls.law.yale.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.13051/8271/JohnYooToddGazianoPreside.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
Arguments in Opposition to President’s Power to Abolish/Diminish NMs
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3095744
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2967807
“Unleashing American Energy”
doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-doug-burgum-signs-first-round-secretarys-orders-unleash-american-energy
Images and Music:
Storyblocks
NPS
Alright, we're finishing up this little 2-part mini-series on National Monuments with... well, an explainer. In this video, we learn all about how National Monuments are created (2 ways), a little bit of historical context on the Antiquities Act, and the various controversies, questions, and misconceptions that have circled around National Monuments over the years. After watching this video, you'll have everything you need to know to understand America's National Monuments!
Take action for National Monuments:
act.npca.org/page/79022/action/1
monumentsforall.org
Videos mentioned in this video:
“Every National Monument That Became a National Park”
youtu.be/IHA_VDw-OMI
“The Bears Ears Controversy Explained”
youtu.be/yjYYAx1PYdY
“Why National Monuments are BANNED in Wyoming”
youtu.be/K529FQ6CfJg
“The Incredible Conservation Legacy of Jimmy Carter”
youtu.be/AoZqk28E_lg
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/c/nationalparkdiaries
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/nationalparkdiaries
Follow me on Threads: threads.net/@nationalparkdiaries
Sources and Resources:
NPS National Monuments Tool
nps.gov/subjects/archeology/national-monument-facts-and-figures.htm
“Chief Justice Roberts invites Antiquities Act challenges”
eenews.net/articles/chief-justice-roberts-invites-antiquities-act-challenges
Justice Roberts Opinion
legacy-assets.eenews.net/open_files/assets/2021/03/22/document_gw_18.pdf
House Report on Antiquities Act, with Memo from Edgar Lee Hewett
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20708759/house-report-no-59-22242.pdf
Antiquities Act Text
nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/fhpl/antiquities_act.pdf
Congressional Research Service Report on the Antiquities Act
congress.gov/crs-product/R41330#:~:text=The%20Antiquities%20Act%20of%201906%20authorizes%20the%20President%20to%20proclaim,with%20the%20proper%20care%20and
Argument In Favor of President’s Power to Abolish/Diminish NMs
https://openyls.law.yale.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.13051/8271/JohnYooToddGazianoPreside.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
Arguments in Opposition to President’s Power to Abolish/Diminish NMs
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3095744
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2967807
“Unleashing American Energy”
doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-doug-burgum-signs-first-round-secretarys-orders-unleash-american-energy
Images and Music:
Storyblocks
NPS
