Foreword / Patricia Nelson Limerick
A note on the structure of this book
Connecting to sacred lands: voices of two cultures. Caring for ancestral lands, leading prayers for healing / Jonah Yellowman
Interlude: Native cosmology and land stewardship
Honoring a pioneer past, continuing a tradition of faith / Kay and Patsy Shumway
Interlude: Mormon theology and land stewardship
Shaping the future of public lands: different visions for San Juan County. Documenting cultural resources, advocating for protection of native homelands / Mark Maryboy
Facilitating dialogue about public lands, leading the fight against federal overreach / Phil Lyman
Interlude: A brief overview of native and Mormon connection to San Juan County
Developing a "grand bargain," defending the rights of states and localities / Rob Bishop
Interlude: History of the Antiquities Act and background on the Federal Lands Transfer Movement
Elevating the vision of native peoples, protecting culturally significant lands / Gavin Noyes
Interlude: Attempts to forge compromise in the use of public lands
Time line of land-use planning: twin visions evolve
Pursuing prosperity for Utah's tribes, opposing a national monument / Rebecca Benally
Working toward compromise, seeking balance between preservation and development / Heidi Redd
Building bridges between diverse groups, protecting endangered landscapes / Josh Ewing
Representing rural Utahns, championing local land-use solutions
Providing San Juan County with balanced news, guiding the county toward a new future
Protecting ancestral lands: exercising tribal sovereignty. Advocating for a national monument, promoting indigenous self-determination / Charles Wilkinson
Interlude: Tribal sovereignty explained
Connecting grassroots activists and tribal leaders, supporting native entrepreneurship
Responding to a call to lead, speaking for people and the planet / Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk
Protecting Zuni sacred sites, championing cultural preservation / Carleton Bowekaty
Preserving archaeological resources, educating the public to respect the past / Don Simonis
Studying ancestral Puebloan civilizations, bearing witness to intercultural conflict / Winston Hurst
Fighting to achieve justice, finding strength in numbers / Shaun Chapoose
A path forward: establishing trust, healing wounds / Managing Utah's public lands, strengthening relationships with local communities / Kate Cannon
Interlude: Reflection on a successful compromise
Serving a tribe and a coalition, connecting all people to sacred lands / Alfred and Sahmie Lomahquahu
Maps. Tribal lands of the Colorado Plateau ; Hole-in-the-Rock Trail ; Federal lands on the Colorado Plateau ; National parks, monuments, recreation areas, and forests before Bears Ears ; Physical features of the Colorado Plateau ; Mineral resources on the Colorado Plateau ; History of Canyonlands National Park ; Bears Ears National Monument proposal and Public Lands Initiative proposed national conservation and wilderness areas ; Boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument declared by President Obama in 2016 compared to the boundaries after President Trump reduced the area by 85 percent in 2017
Photographer's reflections
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