Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk joined High Country News to talk about what was learned from the tug-of-war over the Bears Ears region in Southern Utah.

A former chairwoman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Lopez-Whiteskunk has been a forceful advocate for protecting Bears Ears and is an expert on how tribes and land management agencies can work together to heal Western landscapes.