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"The fight against uranium mining has been part of Dianna Sue White Dove
Uqualla’s life since before she can remember. Uqualla, 64, is Havasupai, and
she grew up several thousand feet below the south rim of the Grand Canyon in
Supai Village. When she was a child, Uqualla listened to town elders lament the
development of mines on the tribe’s ancestral territory, and as a young woman,
she read about how radioactive contamination from the heavy metal led to
hundreds of cases of cancer in nearby native communities. In recent decades,
Uqualla has led protests against the mines, including the Pinyon Plain Mine,
which is located on sacred ground for the Havasupai.
“There’s been a lot of prayer, a lot of singing, asking the land and our
ancestors to listen to us,” Uqualla told
Outside. “The elders before me
fought against it, and now I’m an elder and I’m still fighting.”
On Tuesday, Uqualla and the Havasupai notched a groundbreaking victory in this
decades-long battle. President Biden used his authority under the Antiquities
Act of 1906 to create Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukventi Grand Canyon National
Monument, a protected area that encompasses 1,562 total square miles in
northern Arizona. The new monument—the fifth designated by the president—is
split into three distinct regions adjacent to the Grand Canyon: two are near
the north rim, while the other, near the south rim, abuts the Havasupai
reservation. The designation protects the area against all future mineral
claims, and effectively halts developers from prospecting new uranium mines
forever.
“Today marks a historic step in preserving the majesty of this place,”
President Biden said in a press conference on Tuesday. “The Grand Canyon is
first among American landmarks, sacred to tribal nations, revered by every
American. It speaks to the soul of Americans and reminds us who we are.”"
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
