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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Native America Calling: Tribal advocates sound the alarm over radioactive exposure (September 16, 2025)
The advocacy group Tewa Women United is warning about the release of radioactive gas from the infamous Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Source New Mexico: Native women warn about release of radioactive gas (September 11, 2025)
The Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico is releasing radioactive gas amid concerns about the impacts on human health and the environment.
Trinity Site
Native America Calling: Paying the price for 80 years of nuclear development (August 13, 2025)
Native people are among those suffering the most from the consequences of the nuclear age.
Rally for Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act (RECA)
Cronkite News: Congress poised to reauthorize radiation compensation program (July 2, 2025)
Almost 30 million tons of uranium ore was extracted from the Navajo Nation between 1944 and 1986, causing health problems for those affected.
U.S. Capitol
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation rallies at U.S. Capitol for radiation compensation (September 24, 2024)
Survivors of nuclear testing and uranium mines are ramping up pressure on Congress to reauthorize a federal compensation program that expired in June.
'Radioactive' Uranium Shipment
‘They snuck through’: Tribes condemn shipment of uranium material through their lands (July 31, 2024)
Tribal leaders are condemning the primary producer of uranium for transporting hazardous materials through their territories without their consent and without advance notice.
Elver Fishing
Native America Calling: Demand for a Japanese staple sparks treaty fishing disputes in the West (March 4, 2024)
Overfishing in Japan, a thriving black market, and even the Fukushima nuclear disaster are all fanning the flames of fishing disputes involving tribes and First Nations in the U.S. and Canada.
Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant
Native America Calling: Where to store nuclear waste? (March 23, 2022)
Tribal communities continue to live with nuclear waste in their backyards while a permanent repository remains in political limbo.
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
Native America Calling: “Exposure” art exhibit voices nuclear frustrations (September 10, 2021)
Indigenous artists from North America and beyond document their relationships with nuclear testing and uranium contamination in a new exhibit.
tomudallfarewell
Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) discusses Indian issues in farewell speech (December 9, 2020)
Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) discusses Indian issues as he delivers his final speech on the U.S. Senate floor on December 8, 2020.
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