Pat Gonzales Rogers on Indigenous land management in Bears Ears National Monument: Season 4, Ep. 12

What this episode covers

Pat Gonzales Rogers was not the best hula dancer as a kid growing up in Hawaii. But decades later, while advocating for tribes at Bears Ears National Monument, he recognizes the wisdom of his hula instructor. Pat is the Executive Director of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, which advances traditional Indigenous land management practices to protect the sacred Bears Ears in perpetuity. Pat hopes that the coalition will offer a model for sustainable land management to Indigenous groups across the country.