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““Native American nations of North America are the miners’ canaries for the United States trying to awaken the people of the world to the dangers of radioactive pollution”, said Charmaine White Face from the South Dakota based organization Defenders of the Black Hills. South Dakota has 272 AUMs [Abandoned Uranium Mines] which are contaminating waterways such as the Cheyenne River and desecrating sacred and ceremonial sites. An estimated 169 AUMs are located within 50 miles of Mt. Rushmore where millions of tourists risk exposure to radioactive pollution each year.” (From Clean Up the Mines! Press Release, below)

Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, National Park Service

From Clean Up the Mines:
“Press Release: ‘We are the Miner’s Canary’: Indigenous Organizations Call for Clean Up of ‘Homegrown’ Radioactive Pollution Crisis
POSTED January 29, 2016 WRITTEN BY Clean Up The Mines!
For Immediate Release
Friday, January 29, 2016
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