The move 'will conserve a multitude of sites that are culturally and spiritually important to Tribal Nations,' according to the Biden administration.
"By restoring these national monuments, which were significantly cut back during the previous administration, President Biden is fulfilling a key promise and upholding the longstanding principle that America's national parks, monuments, and other protected areas are to be protected for all time and for all people," the White House said in a fact sheet on Friday.
Trump's rollback in 2017, which shrunk the Bears Ears monument by 85 percent and the Grand Staircase by about 45 percent, spawned multiple federal lawsuits. After Biden took office, Indigenous groups campaigned directly to him through demonstrations near the White House.
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