Letters

Editor, We are writing to you today to gain essential exposure regarding the proposed uranium waste facility in Thoreau, New Mexico. Thoreau is situated on the Navajo Reservation, between Grants and Gallup.

In 2006, the Navajo Nation Supreme Court in Sc-Cv-32-06 ruled that “the Navajo people has a right to choose a leader of their choice.” The Navajo Nation is on the cutting edge of democratic understanding and protecting the votes of the people.

In the Navajo Times article titled, “Low-level uranium waste to be disposed near Dló’áyázhí”, Kianna Joe explains the U.S. EPA’s proposals to choose one of four options to dispose of uranium waste from Quivira, section 32 and 33 uranium mine sites, located in Eastern Navajo Nation: Standing Rock, Pinedale, Coyote Canyon, and Casamero Lake Chapter areas.

Editor, What does environmental injustice look like?

In the Navajo Times article, “Delegates highlight Human Trafficking Awareness Month,” Donna Wickerd explains that human trafficking should be made public so that everyone is aware of it and that victims of human trafficking should be heard and not kept in silence.