The Navajo People and Uranium Mining - by Doug Brugge & Timothy Benally & Yazzie-Lewis Esther (Paperback)

About the Book

Based on statements given to the Navajo Uranium Miner Oral History and Photography Project, this revealing book assesses the effects of uranium mining on the reservation beginning in the 1940s.

Book Synopsis

Based on statements given to the Navajo Uranium Miner Oral History and Photography Project, this revealing book assesses the effects of uranium mining on the reservation beginning in the 1940s.

Review Quotes

.,."moving conversations balance the carefully researched analytical chapters and give the book its emotional depth and originality."

.,."each chapter fills a gap in the complex story of the relationship between the Dine and the yellow ore."

"This important book furnishes vital insights about the short term and long term impact of uranium mining on the Navajos and on the land. The editors merit our appreciation for keeping Navajo voices at the center of this poignant and powerful volume. This is a major contribution to both Navajo history and Southwestern environmental studies."

..."each chapter fills a gap in the complex story of the relationship between the Dine and the yellow ore."

About the Author

Doug Brugge is associate professor of community health at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston.

Timothy Benally, a bilingual Navajo, is retired director of both the Office of Navajo Uranium Workers and the Uranium Education Center, Diné College, Shiprock, New Mexico.

Esther Yazzie-Lewis is a bilingual Navajo and recently completed her master's degree in American studies at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.