Monday, 1/31: Intro to Bears Ears

Starter #17: A Place You Love

"This is the most beautiful place on earth. There are many such places. Every man, every woman, carries in heart and mind the image of the ideal place, the right place, the one true home, known or unknown, actual or visionary. A houseboat in Kashmir, a view down Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, a gray gothic farmhouse two stories high at the end of a red dog road in the Allegheny Mountains, a cabin on the shore of a blue lake in spruce and fir country, a greasy alley near the Hoboken waterfront, or even, possibly, for those of a less demanding sensibility, the world to be seen from a comfortable apartment high in the tender, velvety smog of Manhattan, Chicago, Paris, Tokyo, Rio, or Rome — there's no limit to the human capacity for the homing sentiment." - Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire

WRITING PROMPT: What is a place that you love? A place where you feel most yourself, or most alive, or inspired, or safe?  Describe that place!  You can draw it or write about: Describe what it looks like, paint a picture for the reader, write about memories you have there or how you feel when you're there.....

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Announcements/Homework

1. Who can make a thank you card for Angel Hitti?
2. Seminar make-up will be Wednesday at lunch- if you were ABSENT for the seminar (Crislee, Rosie, Bella, Makenna, Aubrey, Dylan). If you feel you didn't show up well in seminar, you can participate in this one and I will AVERAGE the two grades.  Ruby, Alyce and Cyrus-- you may also join this one if you have your original seminar prep completed.
   
3. Seminar Reflection is due by Friday of this week for those who were not prepared to participate in our seminar
4. Late: Project Proposals and Mentor Email Draft unless you had an extension due to covid/long travel absences. However, I'll accept these for on-time credit by tomorrow morning.  
5. Homework: Let's head over to the homework page of my DP!

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Bears Ears National Monument 

Partner Chat:

1. What do you KNOW about the Bears Ears National Monument?
2. What do you WANT or NEED to know in order to be an informed citizen? (make a list)

​Introduction: The first week of May, we'll be hitting the road and heading about 3 hours west to go explore the Bears Ears National Monument together!  I can't wait.  We'll spend the next month studying the Monument to understand why there is such controversy around it, as well as to understand the important historical and cultural background relevant to the debate and Monument itself.  

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Introduction to the Bears Ears Powerpoint

Let's check out this slideshow of photos and videos so you can get a sense of the variety of terrain the Monument covers as well as a sense of the different perspectives on the monument (pro/con).

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Timeline Activity

Let's read the instructions for this activty and get started!

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Reading: Bears Ears Intertribal Coalition Proposal

It is important to read the original proposal for this Monument by the 5 tribes that formed the Intertribal Coalition: The Ute Mountain Ute, the Ute of Uintah, The Hopi, The Zuni and the Dine (Navajo)

The Bears Ears Intertribal Proposal Summary (2.5 pages): As you read the summary, be ready to answer these questions:

• What are the main reasons for why the intertribal coalition wants the monument? 
• How does the coalition plan on managing the land for a diverse array of users (i.e. ATVers, hikers, historical buffs, future generations, etc.....)
• What groups do you think are excluded?