Native America: the Political Economy of Radioactive Colonialism

Churchill, Ward; LaDuke, Winona

doi:10.1177/089692058601300306

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“…Environmental injustices have long been associated with the nuclear industry. Toxic burdens associated with uranium mining, enrichment and radioactive wastes have been disproportionately placed on poor, people of colour-particularly Native Americans and indigenous peoples of many nations (Alldred & Schrader-Frechette, 2009;Churchill & LaDuke, 1983). Military implications are also troubling, as nuclear reactors produce the radioactive components of nuclear weapons (e.g.…”

Section: Nuclear Energy and Gccmentioning

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Media framing of proposed nuclear reactors: An analysis of print media

Culley

Ogley-Oliver

Carton

et al. 2010

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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Nuclear energy has received substantial recent attention, marketed as a 'green' solution to global climate change (GCC) with calls for new reactors. However, considerable debate exists about whether it represents a viable solution to GCC. Given the complexity and urgency of the issue, a full and balanced debate is desirable. Since media play an important role in shaping public perception, we examined print media coverage of proposed reactors in Georgia-one site in the southeastern United States, which has been the focus of such proposals. We analysed the content of editorials and news articles from two local newspapers-the Augusta Chronicle and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The former exclusively published pro-nuclear opinion pieces whereas the latter published a mix of proand anti-nuclear opinions. The majority of news articles in both newspapers generally presented balanced arguments. Pro-and anti-nuclear arguments most often reflected economic and environmental benefits and risks, whereas informational text primarily detailed regulatory processes and financing. Findings suggested that informational text was not necessarily 'neutral', sometimes masking covert pro-and anti-nuclear content. Implications for how findings might shape public opinion and strategies for shaping media and extending public deliberation are discussed.

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Section: Nuclear Energy and Gccmentioning

confidence: 98%

Media framing of proposed nuclear reactors: An analysis of print media

Culley

Ogley-Oliver

Carton

et al. 2010

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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“…This exposure derives from many nuclear activities on Indian land such as uranium mining and milling ; uranium conversion and enrichment ; and nuclear weapons testing (Brugge & Benally, 1998 ;Churchill & LaDuke, 1992 ;Eichstaedt, 1994). Human radiation experiments also occurred among Alaskan Natives (Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments [ACHRE], 1996).…”

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Participatory Research Strategies in Nuclear Risk Management for Native Communities

Quigley

Handy²,

Goble³

et al. 2000

Journal of Health Communication

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The Nuclear Risk Management for Native Communities (NRMNC) project is a collaborative academic, community-based, tribal project, which conducts the three essential elements of participatory research: research, education, and community action, named here as "community-based hazards management." This article describes the goals and outcomes of this effort in assisting Native American communities in Nevada, Utah, and Southern California affected by nuclear fallout from U.S. weapons testing in the 1950s and 1960s. The NRMNC project sought to create new models for dealing with health research and risk communication needs in an environmental justice setting. The following results of this four-year project are discussed: (1) building a community-based environmental health infrastructure, (2) building community capacities through workshops and educational materials, (3) conducting both technical and community research, and (4) facilitating community-based hazards management planning. We describe such positive outcomes as the improvements in the scientific database through participatory research activities, the development of equitable relationships between scientists and community members, and the creation of a sustaining program intervention for long-term community needs. The project's outcomes are presented as an expansion to limited scientific risk management outcomes in the environmental health field that often are solely quantitative and lack relevance to community concerns about environmental health impacts from contamination.

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“…Partant de ce constat, quels sont les effets de la pollution de l'environnement sur les droits consacrés par les États ou sur les normes produites par les peuples autochtones 4 ? Certains ont déjà défendu la thèse selon laquelle les effets de la pollution environnementale prolongent ceux d'un colonialisme qualifié de « toxique » ou de « radioactif » (Churchill et LaDuke, 1983 ;Reed, 2009) et reproduisent les rapports de pouvoir et les inégalités sociales (McGregor, 2009). Dans cet article, nous nous inspirons de ces positions pour mener une réflexion exploratoire sur les effets de la pollution sur l'accessibilité des droits reconnus aux peuples autochtones.…”

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Colonialisme et pollution environnementale

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Sachant que la contamination de l’environnement altère, limite ou élimine l’accès à certains domaines utilisés ou revendiqués par des peuples autochtones, notamment le territoire, la faune et la flore, quels sont les effets de la pollution de l’environnement sur les droits de ces peuples ? Dans le cadre de cet article, nous soutenons l’idée selon laquelle les effets de la pollution environnementale prolongent ou reproduisent ceux du colonialisme sur le plan des droits reconnus et de la normativité autochtone. C’est à travers cette lunette que nous analysons l’exercice ou l’accès à certains droits reconnus aux peuples autochtones dans un contexte de contamination environnementale, puis que nous analysons le type d’effet que celle-ci produit.

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Native America: the Political Economy of Radioactive Colonialism

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Media framing of proposed nuclear reactors: An analysis of print media

Media framing of proposed nuclear reactors: An analysis of print media

Participatory Research Strategies in Nuclear Risk Management for Native Communities

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