The Navajo People and Uranium Mining
Book description
Sixty years ago, the United States turned to the tiny atom to unleash the most destructive force known to mankind and bring an end to World War II. Ironically, the uranium used to create the most technologically advanced weapon ever invented came from the land of the most traditional indigenous…
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1 author picked The Navajo People and Uranium Mining as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Brugge., et al. rests its case on the personal lives of Navajos who became poisoned by the uranium that pervaded nearly the entire Navajo Nation from the 1940s until the mines were closed in the 1970s to about 2015.
Much of the editing was done by Navajos, which provides a clear and strong message describing how the many deaths from uranium poison have shredded the cultural fabric of Navajo life.
It is an intensely personal book that is very strong in its account of these effects on families, elders, and future generations.
From Bruce's list on Native Americans and lethal uranium mining.
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