American Indians have been working at the Colorado Plateau mine for decades. In order to get the soft yellow uranium present, they have to operate a drill that strikes the deep part of the rock. Among the nuclear weapons responsible for America's historic victory during the Cold War, this uranium mined by countless Americans Indian workers was used.
On the other hand, these American Indian miners have become victims of the Cold War as a result of their own work. Due to the high level of radiation in these Colorado mines, many of the workers suffer from cancer and other diseases or have already fallen ill. Almost everyone in this community has lost someone very close to them, or they are fighting for their own health.
These miners' arms have scars caused by dialysis. As many workers already suffer from kidney failure, dialysis is necessary. Most workers condemn drinking water in the mine and the traces of radioactive minerals therein are scientifically proven.
Congress passed the radiation exposure compensation law in 1990. This action was formulated to support uranium miners who endure various health problems for the work done at the radioactive mine. US nuclear weapons were the major beneficiaries of mining operations carried out at the mine.
According to the radiation exposure compensation law, each underground uranium miner is awarded 100,000 dollars. Condition to experience one of 6 lung diseases associated with radiation exposure. However, hundreds of Indian miners qualifying for this payment have not yet seen pennies yet to date.
The reason is that the compensation method itself sets up hurdles impossible for these Indian miners. One such requirement is that the necessary documents must be filled in English. For many American Indians, English is a foreign language which can not be easily understood.
The office of Navajo Uranium Workers has submitted 242 applications to the US government, 96 successfully passed. A total of 1,314 former uranium mine claims have been approved by the Justice Department. However, 1,316 more applications were rejected.
To check the stub in the form of a record of work and to prove that workers have worked for a long time at the mine, other documents are needed. However, for many people, the damage occurred decades ago, and its records have been lost or abandoned for a long time. Furthermore, it was difficult to recover documents using authority.
Uranium mine was first held in the vicinity of the Navajo Indian Reservation in 1947. At that time, open work and occupations were welcomed. Despite the low wages and the harsh circumstances, people were pleased with the work.
Radon raises one of the greatest dangers in the mine. Putting uranium creates this odorless, invisible radioactive gas. Most of the lung problems that affected these miners were candidates for compensation from the government as they were more likely to be exposed to radon.
Former miners and tribal officials want to meet Congress this autumn and change the compensation law so that previous miners' workers are easier. Claims are approved. The challenge facing the government is to believe that all Navajo miners have the right to be compensated based solely on their work.
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