Transcript Pesa Coslow, Uranium Mining on Tribal Lands and Public Health

URANIUM, BEWARE.
A summary presentation of
the article, The Legacy of
Uranium Development on
or Near Indian
Reservations and Health
Implications Rekindling
Public Awareness.
By Pesa Coslow
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• Fact: Continued exposure to
radioactive materials can cause
severe health problems.
• Issue: Uranium development has
contributed to many long-lived health
effects in Native American
populations.
• Article Aim: to rekindle public
awareness of the plight of Native
American communities living with the
legacy of uranium procurement.
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THE QUEST FOR URANIUM
• Mining, Manufacturing, Testing
• Manhattan Project 1943 (Navajo)
• Hanford Nuclear (Colville Conf.Tribes, Spokane, Kalispel,
Kootenai, Coeur D’Alene, Nez Perce, Conf. Tribes of Umatilla,
Conf. Tribes of Warm Springs, and Yakima Nation)
• Colorado Plateau
(Navajo, Southern Ute, Ute Mountain,
Hopi, Zuni, Acoma, and Pueblo)
• Trinity Site 1945
(Mescalero Apache)
• Church Rock 1979
(Navajo Nation)
SOME AFFECTED GROUPS
• Navajo Nation
• Laguna Pueblo Tribe
• Eastern Shoshone &
Northern Arapaho Nations
• Sioux Nations
• Spokane Nation
Image credit: Geosciences 2015, 5, 15-29; doi:10.3390/geosciences5010015
HEALTH AND DISPARITIES
• Indian Health Service
• Environmental Health Services program
• Data disparities
• Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
• The reader is encouraged to explore these topics
further and become aware of the issues.
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Reference:
• Geosciences 2015, 5, 15-29; doi:10.3390/geosciences5010015
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REFERENCE:
Geosciences 2015, 5, 15-29; doi:10.3390/geosciences5010015