Defined by the Line
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 เม.ย. 2015
- Josh Ewing began visiting the Bears Ears region of southeastern Utah to climb at Indian Creek and explore the local archaeology. But when he moved to the town of Bluff, he saw degradation from oil drilling, looting, and careless visitors. Ewing knew simply loving a place was no longer enough.
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Such a beautiful area and worthy of preservation. Great work Josh.
There is some support from a lot of the local tribes, but being Navajo and living close to that area, I know there is a lot of opposition too. On the Navajo reservation an unbelievable percentage of us live without water or electricity. And near cedar mesa we rely heavily on the wood for heating our homes. There are alternative heating methods, but the majority of people would not be able to apply them and go without heat. When we go to cedar mesa to cut trees, we remove the dead ones. Reducing the chances of forest fires. I would not be able to buy the wood and I do not want it controlled. The anasazi ruins do need to be protected, but I stopped listening to your arguments when I saw your arm resting on one. We have a huge cultural tie to the area. We are connected to the land. We used to live there, have sheep camps. Hunt. Even today we are still connected. We pick herbs for medicines and ceremonies, we hunt, we use the wood to build our hoghans, our homes, we burn the wood, we go pinion picking, we use it still today. And I do not want the lands use to be lost or controlled. Give it back to us, or keep it public.
Thanks for your insight and perspective. We would all be wise to listen to the native wisdom (and proposal) first
Love the video! And it's great to see the work that is being done to protect this wonderful environment.
baddogonline to your first question, in a way, yes- they would hunt and gather until they depleted resources such as water and game animals, and then moved on leaving the houses behind for the next people who found the land suitable after a few years. To your second question, also yes. If you want to make a point, you might try stating it rather than asking inane questions.
baddogonline
wow i got this far >> The fact is oil drilling, logging, and other resource extraction in the US is done without environmental destruction,
Pretty much explains yourself then. You do about 1/4 of the research and reading and think you know 100% of the info. Typical.
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i love the idea that all use of an area is equal, and that because i use one product all production of that product is equal, or else you are a hypocrite.This is trolling at its finest./. I also like him talking about rigs i wont even see that i haven't complained about... We're talking about putting new rigs on an environmentally sensitive and culturally significant site. The original "question" of did the natives "destroy the land" was answered with a solid, no and certainly not to the extent drilling would wreck it, the assertion that if one uses a petroleum product they must accept ALL drilling for oil is a very poor argument, if you cant figure out why is what makes you ignorant. /// so he lost it and then called me names and changed the topic three times..That he cant discern drilling in the open ocean or open desert from any area of cultural and environmental significance makes him ignorant and unworthy of a debate./ You want more oil to solve our problems and say i am against progress? It is IMPOSSIBLE for us to drill more than 10-15% of our oil needs, we have to import the rest. You want progress, use less oil Drive less, wear more cotton and find alternative energy sources because we can only drill 10% of our needs.
Potato thorn are you sure that's why the anasazi left? Because I didn't know anyone had known why a pueblo tribe who lived 1-4 thousand years ago in the area moved on. Or was killed.When we make rugs or medicines from plants, we do not tear out the whole bush or the tree, we take a little piece of it and allow it to grow. We were respectful of the land and did not burn through recources. Not even comparable to early america or today.
Sean. If only everyone would always treat the land like you do. That would be a beautiful day. What the people supporting protection think is that someone bigger than you or I will come in and destroy it. If there could have been a designation that would keep the land as you have used it, I believe that most people would have supported that over the monument idea. What we need is a designation that keeps land like you have kept it. Maybe that is a sacred work for your life. Help this nation create that idea. The sacred access lands act.
Does his Toyota Tacoma run on water, wind, solar, or oil products from the very type of well you see in the video?
Inspiring video!
A well-produced and beautiful film. All well and good. Friends of Cedar Mesa is a decent group with worthy intentions. Unfortunately the pertinent issue of preserving and caring for that vast and sacred land in danger of ruin on so many levels, plays second chair to pimping out a delicate ridge north of Bluff, Utah to the future climbing hordes about to descend upon it. A suggestion and compromise: Close off all climbing and bicycle access south of SR-95 and north of SH-191 along this ridge and along the adjacent Wash east of said Ridge. Leave it alone damnit! You can have your crags north of SR-95. Build a parking lot Wal-Mart will be proud of near Arch Canyon complete with camping and toilet facilities, hideous trails up to the routes, guide books, etc., etc. Just please close off the rest of the ridge to climbing and bicycling. If you are truly sincere about your intentions of preserving that land Josh Ewing, then you will seriously consider this compromise. You know what you have done here. You have set a serious consequence in motion that cannot be undone. The hordes will arrive thanks to this film. This is what WILL happen and is inevitable. Thanks to this Patagonia-sponsored film, many massive nails have been placed in a coffin already rife with iron. The least you can do is close off the rest of the Ridge to what is about to happen. I will not sign your petition. The film is hypocritical to say the least. Open your eyes people.
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Thanks for your insight and perspective. It helps us think more fully about what true conservation looks like.
Is there a song name for the acoustic piece from 4:55 onward? Beautiful song accompanying a great video!
beautiful videa
Obviously people do not understand the issue. To put this into perspective the original boundaries of federally seized land can be compared to declaring Central Park a national monument then taking all of Manhattan Island and the entire state of Delaware and calling it the Central Park Monument. The Issue is not about whether there should be a National Monument. It is the sheer size that the Federal Government is seizing from a state that already has 67% of its land owned by the Federal Government. The land Initially declared was 2,120 Square Miles. It was sensibly reduced to 315 square miles. This newly defined area contains the actual Bears ear and everything around it. The area is still 1/3 of some Eastern States. To go beyond this massive size is Government over-reach in a massive land grab, pure and simple.
ahaha that opening made me think so much of breaking bad
If I sign the petition what happens next? Is my information guaranteed kept private?
im a little confused, isnt most of what is being called "Indian Creek" here part of Canyon Rims national recreation area? at least that part is protected.. //anyway glad this guy is working to protect what he can, thanks for showing us the incredible scenery
potatothorn While parts of Indian Creek and Cedar Mesa are in Special Recreation Management Areas, this designation brings few new resources for conservation, and these areas are still threatened by oil development, mining, and other damaging uses. We support stronger protection for these unique areas, for their recreation, environmental and cultural value.
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did not realize that thanks for the info
Some people think the opening looks like Breaking Bad. With Josh Ewing it's more like Breaking Wind.
This would be moving if it wasn't just an ad for a popular clothing brand.
It's not just an ad with Patagonia. Read their Mission / Vision Statement and their history.
The beginning reminds me a lot of Breaking Bad
He's important, and he wants you to know it.
Im Navajo and ill tell you right now that the original people forcibly relocated to a place called Aneth Extension in Utah also. Dry area.. The Mormons chased out the Natives and now they use that place as a grazing land. And then on top of it there is oil there.. Its all about the dollars
Hey, Josh...I'm surprised that you don't understand that the Natives prohibit climbing on their sacred rocks and mountains...careful what you wish for.
Making it a National Monument will remove whatever oversight the tribes have, besides people already climb those rocks anyways.
Another nail in the coffin for southeastern Utah.
Excellent, excellent film! Good luck holding back the Trumpists.
Zero irony in this guy rolling up to a tiny oil rig in his Japanese 4x4. Patagonia is the worst and you have to be pretty deluded to buy into their marketing campaign.
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hypocritical by patagonia and absolutely no surprise in this wasted video
Oh the hypocrisy contained in this is hilarious. people have an major impact so let mme drive my vehicle around and climb wherever the f i want duh duhhhhh. But everyone look at me, my way is right....