Deb Haaland actually said...
I am a member of Laguna Pueblo, and we had a bartering economy until the early 1950s, when the uranium mine, the Jackpile Mine opened in Laguna, and it was home to the largest open-pit mine in the world, and we are still feeling the effects of that on our people.
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Haaland reflects on the historical impact of uranium mining on her community.
04/14/2019