Wrich recalled his grandfather, who had a sheep ranch in the San Luis Valley, telling him that the land and the wildlife would tell him what they needed. "Pay attention, mi hijito," he said. It's a lesson that inspired Wrich to build a business that is both profitable and humane, he said. "Our cattle have only one bad day - the day they go to slaughter."
Lopez-Whiteskunk, who has been active in the creation and planning of Bears Ears National Monument, reminded the audience that "co-management" - a buzzword currently in vogue to describe partnerships with Indigenous people - is not a new idea. "This is how life happened with our elders and ancestors," she said, with different groups of people making use of land together.
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