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.
Haaland reflects on the historical impact of uranium mining on her community.
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That is not in line with what our 250th anniversary of this country should be.
there are millions of acres of leased, non-producing Federal lands, and there are thousands of approved permits to drill that the industry is letting sit unused.
I think its fair to say that, even to this day, no one knows my homelands better than its original stewards and their descendants;
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