BY RUBY MELLEN
A group of Native American tribes wants 1.9 million acres in southeastern Utah to become the 20th national monument that President Barack Obama designates.
Leaders of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, which includes five Native American tribes and pueblos, announced a proposal Thursday at the National Press Club that would declare the Bears Ears region, which the coalition says has special cultural, spiritual and historical significance to Native Americans, a protected national site...
