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Commentary: Trump’s action to cut Bears Ears is a historic injustice

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While our hearts are heavy today, our spirits are high. There are still many beautiful stories to be told at Bears Ears. We know Americans still support us, and still support the protection of all our national monuments.

Protesters march from the Utah State Capitol through downtown Salt Lake City during President Donald Trump's visit Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. Roughly 3,000 demonstrators lined up near the State Capitol to protest Trump's announcement of scaling back two sprawling national monuments, and his declaring that "public lands will once again be for public use." (Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner via AP)

We are still reeling from the news that President Trump is attempting to cut the size of the Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent.