<P> Bears Ears National Monument is a United States national monument located in San Juan County in southeastern Utah , established by President Barack Obama by presidential proclamation on December 28 , 2016 . The monument 's original size was 1,351,849 acres ( 547,074 ha ) , which was controversially reduced 85 % by President Donald Trump on December 4 , 2017 . The monument protects the public land surrounding the Bears Ears -- a pair of buttes -- and the Indian Creek corridor rock climbing area . The Native American names for the buttes have the same meaning in each of the languages represented in the region . The names are listed in the presidential proclamation as `` Hoon'Naqvut , Shash Jáa ( sic ) , Kwiyagatu Nukavachi , Ansh An Lashokdiwe '' -- all four mean `` Bears Ears '' . </P>
<P> Bears Ears National Monument is a United States national monument located in San Juan County in southeastern Utah , established by President Barack Obama by presidential proclamation on December 28 , 2016 . The monument 's original size was 1,351,849 acres ( 547,074 ha ) , which was controversially reduced 85 % by President Donald Trump on December 4 , 2017 . The monument protects the public land surrounding the Bears Ears -- a pair of buttes -- and the Indian Creek corridor rock climbing area . The Native American names for the buttes have the same meaning in each of the languages represented in the region . The names are listed in the presidential proclamation as `` Hoon'Naqvut , Shash Jáa ( sic ) , Kwiyagatu Nukavachi , Ansh An Lashokdiwe '' -- all four mean `` Bears Ears '' . </P>
when did bears ears become a national monument
when did bears ears become a national monument
December 28 , 2016
December 28 , 2016