Indigenous Uranium Forum Denounces Mining, Militarization, and Hate Crimes in Indian Country

2009-11-05 | Indigenous Peoples from Bolivia, Alaska, and throughout Indian country gathered at the 7th Southwest Indigenous Uranium Forum and told the same story: Uranium mining is a hate crime in Indian country. "Leave it in the ground", said Native Americans whose parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, and uncles died from cancer, respiratory diseases, and brain tumors resulting from uranium mining. With uranium prices climbing, new uranium mining permits are soaring in Indian territory. Today, at least 10 uranium mining companies have targeted this area of Mount Taylor in the Greater Grants Mineral Belt: Rio Grande Resources Corp., Strathmore Minerals Corporation, Urex Energy Corporation, Laramide, Ltd., Neutron Energy, Inc., Max Resources Corporation, Western Energy Development Corporation, Uranium Resources, Inc., Uranium Company of New Mexico, Energy Metals Corporation, and Quincy Energy Corporation. MORE by Brenda Norrell http://americas.irc-online.org/am/6547 Please also see: Indigenous Uranium Forum videos http://www.livestream.com/earthcycles Brenda Norrell, Censored News http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com Censored Blog Talk Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Brenda-Norrell Earthcycles Longest Walk Radio http://www.earthcycles.net