U.S (NATIVE ORGANIZERS ALLIANCE ACTION FUND): Protecting the GRAND CANYON from URANIUM MINING.

 

 

 

Friend,    The threat looming over the future of the Grand Canyon is not new. Multinational mining conglomerates have long sought to extract nearby stores of uranium regardless of harm to the canyon and the people who live in the region. Since the 1950s, the Grand Canyon area and surrounding Colorado Plateau have been home to at least 22 uranium mills and the majority of all uranium mining activities conducted in the United States. These mines have left a toxic legacy on the land and the health of Tribal communities. Nearly one in five uranium mines is located within 6 miles of a reservation, and more than three quarters of them are situated within 50 miles of a reservation. In the Navajo Nation alone, estimates suggest that there have been more than 1,000 uranium mines since modern extraction methods began. More than 500 of these mines have been abandoned and remain in need of cleanup. Thanks in part to our efforts, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema and Representatives Raúl Grijalva and Ruben Gallego have taken the campaign a big step forward in the fight to protect our sovereignty, our land, and our water by introducing the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument Act in Congress. Now it’s up to us to make it happen. Contribute $5 and deliver the resources we need to build support and pass this critical legislation now. PITCH IN NOW The real legacy of uranium mining in the Southwest is frightening. Today, women and newborn babies exhibit higher levels of uranium in their bodies than people in other parts of the country. More than a quarter of Navajo Nation residents participating in one study recently tested positive for high levels of uranium.[1] Indigenous-led movements across the U.S. have begun to turn back the harm of exploitation, illness, and land desecrated by fossil fuel corporations, but this struggle continues. We must not stop until we’ve won and our rights, water, and sacred land are protected. Please donate now and deliver the resources we need to build Native political power -- and win. Hawwih (“thank you” in Caddo) for joining the fight today.   Judith LeBlanc (Caddo) Executive Director. DONATE TODAY               [1] US official: Research finds uranium in Navajo women, babies