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Five Native American Tribes Sue Trump Over Monument Changes

NOT SO FAST

Argue Trump doesn’t have authority to shrink Bears Ears National Monument.

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Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Five Native American tribes filed a lawsuit Monday after President Trump announced his plans to significantly shrink the Bears Ears National Monument. The Hopi, Zuni, Ute Mountain Ute, the Navajo Nation, and the Ute Indian tribes originally pushed for the monument designation and now representatives are arguing that Trump does...

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