Traditional Ecological Knowledge Policy Considerations for Abandoned Uranium Mines on Navajo Nation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6068505 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tommy Rock (Northern Arizona University), Rock Rock, Jani Ingram, Jani C Ingram (0000-0001-6120-4283, Northern Arizona University, corresponding author), Ingram Ingram |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-19 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7143 • E-ISSN: 1534-6617 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.13110/humanbiology.92.1.01 |
| PMID | 33231023 |
| OpenAlex | W3039768034, W4297144380 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 20 |
Environmental justice is a prominent issue for Native American nations within the United States. One example is the abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation that have been left unremediated since the Cold War. Often, environmental policy is developed for issues facing Native American nations that do not include input from those nations. Instead, Native American nations should have the opportunity to address environmental issues using their traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). TEK has ties to natural laws long respected by tribal communities; these laws provide the foundation for addressing the complex relationship between nature and humans. Often, policy development addressing environmental concerns is determined by non-Native American stakeholders, which can have negative efffects on the Native American communities. These policies harm Native Americans rather than ultimately helping them. The focus of this discussion is how TEK can play a role in environmental policy development for the Navajo Nation surrounding abandoned uranium mines
Economic growth · Environmental ethics · Environmental justice · Environmental planning · Ethnology · Geography · Harm · Indian country · Indigenous · Native american · Natural resource · Navajo · Political science · Sociology · Traditional knowledge · American Environmental and Regional History · Ecology · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Law · Public Administration · Rangeland and Wildlife Management
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The History of Uranium Mining and the Navajo People
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| Citations per year | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |