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Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly urges Utah senators to include Navajo voice in public-land planning
Summary
President Ben Shelly of the Navajo Nation addressed the Utah Senate in a Committee of the Whole, asked that Navajo people be invited to participate in public-land planning for sacred areas (described as 'Nebecaya'), and emphasized cultural, historical and community ties to San Juan County lands.
In a Committee of the Whole convened during the Senate special session, President Ben Shelly of the Navajo Nation told Utah lawmakers Navajo communities want and deserve a seat at the table for public-land planning around sacred sites.
Introduced by Senator Kevin Van Tassel, Shelly described ‘‘Nebecaya’’ (his term for sacred Navajo land) as the land between the four sacred mountains and said Navajo people use public lands for ceremony, gathering herbs and hunting. He told the Senate that Navajo…
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