A DYING PEOPLE, A DYING CULTURE - Plight of Native Americans
These are their stories.
By MEENADCHI GUNANAYAGAM, staff writer
In 1974, the US government passed Public Law 93-531 or the Relocation Act. This law required Dineh residents in the Big Mountain (also called Black Mesa) area to relocate so that the coal and uranium deposits could be extracted. Land was purchased in 1980 by the government as a relocation site.
The “New Lands” was in Chambers, Arizona. It is also a site for one of the worst radioactive spills the world has ever known. In 1979, approximately 94 million gallons of radioactive water was released in Church Rock, New Mexico and managed to contaminate the area. In addition, over 1,000 tons of uranium solids were released from a nearby mine pond.
Those who resisted the relocation faced severe and continuing harassment from the US government. Livestock was stolen, wood gathering was banned, and running water was cut off. Religious ceremonies were interrupted and violated by road blocks, F-16 fighter jets flew low over these ceremonies, and sacred grounds were bulldozed. In addition, many resisters were kidnapped while others were spied upon and subject to constant governmental surveillance.
Thursday, May 01, 2003
Reviews, MAY 03
LOVE AND WAR 'NOWHERE IN AFRICA' - Movie Review
By MEGAN BLANCHARD, assistant editor
This Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film is well-deserving of its title. Nowhere in Africa, by German filmmaker Caroline Link, is a beautifully rendered portrait of the Kenyan landscape and its people. From the arid landscape of a summer drought to the panoramic summer deluge on the African plains, the cinematography in Nowhere In Africa is breathtaking. Although the setting of the film might be reminiscent of an especially enticing Discovery Channel special, deep human struggles are at the heart of this film.
By MEGAN BLANCHARD, assistant editor
This Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film is well-deserving of its title. Nowhere in Africa, by German filmmaker Caroline Link, is a beautifully rendered portrait of the Kenyan landscape and its people. From the arid landscape of a summer drought to the panoramic summer deluge on the African plains, the cinematography in Nowhere In Africa is breathtaking. Although the setting of the film might be reminiscent of an especially enticing Discovery Channel special, deep human struggles are at the heart of this film.
Features, MAY 03
TRAVELOGUE - Things you MUST do in Mexico (Cabo San Lucas)
By MARK PRATT, guest writer
5. I remember one place named Mama's - it had the best machaca (shredded meat mixed with eggs and different kinds of salsa) I've ever had. To get a hands-on dining experience, the restaurant at the Finnistera hotel, the Blue Marlin, cooked the fish we caught and complemented that with tortilla soup and ceviche (seafood mixed with diced tomatoes and onions in lemon juice).
By MARK PRATT, guest writer
5. I remember one place named Mama's - it had the best machaca (shredded meat mixed with eggs and different kinds of salsa) I've ever had. To get a hands-on dining experience, the restaurant at the Finnistera hotel, the Blue Marlin, cooked the fish we caught and complemented that with tortilla soup and ceviche (seafood mixed with diced tomatoes and onions in lemon juice).
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