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In Utah, tribal co-stewardship shows benefits for public lands and Native communities

“I’ve witnessed it within myself, healing from generational trauma by going out into the landscape and reconnecting,” said Autumn Gillard.

(Ian Marynowski) Georgie Pongyesva and Jeremiah Lomayaktewa, both Hopi, discuss a highly cattle-impacted spring on the Dixie National Forest. This site was near another spring where the pair, along with seven other tribal participants, were maintaining wildlife friendly fencing in partnership with nonprofit Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners and the Forest Service.