About This Lesson
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: HOW CAN EFFECTIVE DOMESTIC POLICY HELP RESOLVE THE URANIUM CRISIS THE NAVAJO NATION IS CURRENTLY FACING?
Objective: To have students analyze and evaluate the domestic policies and sustainability issues associated with the uranium crisis the Navajo Nation is currently facing.
Citations:
Gamma Goat Comic Book
https://ww.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-06-documents/gamma_goat.pdf
Map of Navajo Nation (Attached PPT Slide)
Video – The Legacy of the Navajo Uranium Crisis (15 Mins) https://vimeo.com/134499314
Online Newspaper Article: http://ehp/niehs.nih.gov/122-a44/
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 2010 (Amended in 2013)(Primary Source) –
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/hr5119/text
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References:
Yellow Dirt by Judy Pasternak
http://nmindepth.com/2014/07/07/remembering-the-largest-radioactive-spill-in-u-s-history/
Yellow Fever Film
http://www.yellowfeverfilm.com
WLIW 21 World Channel
