Post Tagged with: "indigenous people"

In ruins: Runit Dome and the futures of Marshall Islands

In ruins: Runit Dome and the futures of Marshall Islands

Tibi Puiu | ZME Science   The Pacific is still facing nuclear blight nearly 70 years since the last test. Many see the Runit Dome as a ticking time bomb. Runit Dome in 2019. Credit: LA Times. In the heart of the Pacific Ocean lies the Marshall Islands, a picturesqueRead More

Chalk River protests: Canada’s indigenous communities struggle against proposed nuclear dump

Chalk River protests: Canada’s indigenous communities struggle against proposed nuclear dump

Jacksen Friske | Canadian Geographic Protesters gather outside of the Supreme Court to oppose nuclear dump development near Ottawa River   Protester Dan Nisbet standing in support with his pet dog. (Photo: Jacksen Friske)   Protesters recently gathered outside the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa to support the legalRead More

Resource Extraction Impacts and Resistance

Resource Extraction Impacts and Resistance

Community Updates January 13, 2018 at 8:28 am 0 comments

In this short article, previous contributor to Dianuke, Candyce Paul (Saskatchewan’s Uranium Industry and Dene Ecology), reports on her participation in a recent meeting in Kamloops, Canada where indigenous North American nations gathered to discuss new approaches to resisting harmful resource extraction. Candyce has been active for many years inRead More

Uranium Mining, Native Resistance, and the Greener Path

Uranium Mining, Native Resistance, and the Greener Path

Nuclear and Society May 8, 2011 at 7:50 am 0 comments

        The impact of uranium mining on indigenous communities   IN A DINE CREATION STORY, the people were given a choice of two yellow powders. They chose the yellow dust of corn pollen, and were instructed to leave the other yellow powder—uranium—in the soil and never toRead More