Watch, Read, and Write: The Yakama Nation and the Cleanup of Hanford: Contested Meanings of Environmental Remediation

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Overview

For this assignment, you will read a real law case that explores significant environmental issues pertaining to Pacific Northwest Native American Tribes.

Directions

  1. Open, Copy, and Save reading questions to your Google Drive.
  2. Watch the videos to build your background knowledge before reading.
  3. Preview the text and the reading questions. 
  4. Read the text and answer the questions.
  5. Submit your questions as a Google Doc. Bring a digital or printed copy to class tomorrow.

Watch

Watch the videos to learn more about the Hanford site and radiation in our environment,  about salmon and their relationship to Pacific Northwest Tribes, and about our local ecosystem.  

The Hanford Story: Overview [16:43]

The Most Radioactive Places on Earth [11:17]

Read

Before reading consider these questions:

  1. During World War II and the Cold War, the production of nuclear weapons became part of the National Security program in the U.S., creating contaminated sites around the country. In your opinion, who is responsible for the cleanup of toxic sites around the country? Who should pay for these efforts? Why?
  2. There are many different concepts of a clean environment. What is your interpretation of this concept?
  3. Why might Native people be especially vulnerable to environmental justice issues?

Review the reading questions that you saved to your Google Drive. Open the reading The Yakima Nation and the Cleanup of Hanford: Contested Meanings of Environmental Remediation. You will want to answer the questions as you read.

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