Photo series âSafe/Not Safeâ shows where these Utahns of color find refuge in an unsafe world
Through a lens of trauma, ordinary places can feel threatening. But sharing that pain can bring healing.
(Photos by Jonathan Canlas | MMIWhoismissing) At left, Davina Smith is photographed at a Cottonwood Heights crosswalk as part of the Safe/Not Safe photo series. Smith feels unsafe at crosswalks after she was almost struck by a car. At right, Smith is photographed at the Bells Canyon trailhead, a location where she feels safe.
By Alixel Cabrera | Special to The Tribune
  | Feb. 12, 2021, 1:00 p.m.
Davina Smith remembers the disregard on the driverâs face as he sped toward her, forcing her to leap from the crosswalk and onto the sidewalk for safety. âHe looked at me with no care in the worldâ after she yelled at him through his rolled-down window, she said. âAnd he was a young white guy, and that scared me. If I didnât jump out of the way .â
Two legislators often at odds over Bears Ears National Monument boundaries Republican Rep. Phil Lyman and Democrat Rep. Doug Owens have joined up to push for a new visitors center in southeastern Utah.
Willie Grayeyes and Kenneth Maryboy: Support for restoring Bears Ears is strong, and growing stronger
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Two buttes that make up the namesake for Utah s Bears Ears National Monument are shown on Dec. 28, 2016, in southeastern Utah.
By Willie Grayeyes and Kenneth Maryboy | Special to The Tribune
| Feb. 5, 2021, 3:00 p.m. | Updated: 3:25 p.m.
We local elected officials on the Colorado Plateau have been scratching our heads in recent days as we witness attention given to the Utah politicians who oppose restoration of the Bears Ears National Monument. We support Bears Ears, and we also deserve a voice.
Published: Thursday, February 4, 2021
U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM). Photo credit:
Brian Snyder/Reuters/Newscom
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) at the Capitol on Jan. 3, 2019, after she became one of the first two Native American women in the House. She now could become the first Native American to serve as Interior secretary. Brian Snyder/Reuters/Newscom
With Democratic New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland poised to become the first Native American Interior secretary, tribal governments historically marginalized by the agency expect not only a greater respect for their autonomy, but also a more significant role in the nation s land and water management decisions.
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