Discuss: Uranium Mining, Native Resistance, and the Greener Path
12 comments
9 Richard on Feb 07, 2009
10 Wes Rolley on Feb 13, 2009
Add to Ms. Laduke’s article the work that Navajo researcher Stefanie Raymond-Whish has done on uranium as an estrogen mimic at N. Ariz. Univ. A very good article in High Country News.
http://www.hcn.org/issues/371/17708
11 jon on Jun 30, 2009
I wholeheartedly agree. I live in Nunn myself and have been quite surprised that surrounding areas don’t seem to care about the consequences they may face as well. I guess it comes down to the “it’s not in my backyard, why should I care”.
12 amstore on Sep 12, 2009
Yes, uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. As uranium ore is mostly present at relatively low concentrations, most uranium mining is very volume-intensive, and thus tends to be undertaken as open-pit mining.
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Many years ago I was told by a native elder in New Mexico that the snakes would cross the paths of the Navajo uranium miners as they went to work.
Since the miners had forgotten the warnings their elders had told them, they did not know the quiet language the snakes used either.
It would be useful to be able to see with eyes that pierce the dark veil of modern time, and have that sight inform all our relationships.