#Oppenheimer #Navajo #FirstNation #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #LandBack
The movie "Oppenheimer" left out/erased the suffering native people incurred as a result of nuclear testing.
https://time.com/6296470/oppenheimer-navajo-uranium-mining-essay/
@beforewisdom yep, the British and Australian government tested nuclear weapons on First Nations land in Australia in the 50's. People are still waiting for compensation . And a lot have cancer
Someone also wrote a nice thread on this: https://twitter.com/AlisaValdesRod1/status/1682167160364494849
@vivekgani Thank you!
@beforewisdom Not just the #Navajo
1) The worst spill ever on Native lands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Rock_uranium_mill_spill
2) Midnite Mine - a forever toxic superfund site legacy of uranium mining on the Spokane Reservation, WA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnite_Mine