But where are the words of the governor when it comes to the namesake of our state  the Ute Indian Tribe? I see our signs everywhere  at the state's borders, on a college football team and on the Capitol. Now, as a founding member of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, our voices are still being ignored. Utes have been protecting this land since long before Utah was a state. We've roamed this country from the beginning. Our creation story never begins any place else. But the governor does not even pay us the meager respect of the lip service he gave the Outdoor Retailers.