"It's not over." 13 years fighting uranium mining in NM.

For the past 13 years, Mitchell Capitan has been part of a resistance to uranium mining on the Navajo Nation near Crown Point, NM. He shares the struggle, the effects of mining on their water, and the communities dependent on fragile ecosystems in the desert.

Learn more at www.dreamingnewmexico.org.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• uranium
• mining
• water
• crownpoint
• navajo

[magicstix0r]

Of course they won't care when someone comes in and mines Copper and Lead... LoL ignorance.

[ltlsmkys]

do you live near the mines??? It does not help pay for anything for me nor will it pay for my health and why does several accounts all over the world prove it is bad for our earth and our health, I will fight it, you are a trader to your own earth, I am Cherokee, destroy your own land, dont destroy ours

[ltlsmkys]

need to ask Japan what effects uranium has...

[SnowBoardNative]

Stop Mining

[ltlsmkys]

Also for the blacklillybee, the effects from radioactive materials can be felt as far as 50 mile radius so if you live in the area, your children you love so will develop cancer from this. Sure hope that your medical is very good. If you don,t live 50 miles from the site proposed, just keep in mind that they are not just looking at that spot, there are other spots and one may be in your backyard. So fight it...We all need to stick together, all people

[ltlsmkys]

I live in Pittsylvania County VA, and they are going to mine there for uranium as well, but we have been fighting against it for years and years but the rich corporations are moving in and are fighting against our statewide ban against uranium mining. There is nothing good or clean about uranium mining, it will destroy the land and everyone,s land around it, and also our wells for water, not to mention the effects of cancer from radioactive materials. What are we to do?

[gwstxf50]

Fight with all of your might, if I was there I would certianly stand my Grandmother's people and I also consider my people.Stand strong my friends.George Sanders

[starsmarscars]

@norkalishd i think its being used for nuclear power plants mostly. the 'war on terror/ for oil' demands different energy sources and so the Department of Energy is going back to nuclear power

[xXxzwinkxXx]

dude that's messed up hope you guys will win oh yeah zuni clan all tha way man good luck

[norkalishd]

I dont know if its for energy... I think the government is using it for nuclear bombs... thats just my assumption..