There was a survey on Lake Roosevelt to check the level of trust fishermen had in fishing below Teckcominko located just above the US/ Canadian border (one of the largest smelters in the world) and to their surprise found that the Native fishermen didn’t trust even the EPA saying the fish are safe. Yet, non-natives believe for the most part it’s safe (according to the survey) if the government says so. The researchers couldn’t understand the lack of trust Native people still have (even with the EPA) when told things are ok. I can’t understand the level of trust the non Native fishermen continue to have. Maybe we’re jaded as Native people but I still rarely eat a fish from above the dam because I still believe the government will lie on behalf of big corporations. Sadly, I wasn’t always this mistrusting but after losing my niece to a very rare cancer where 2 other young people died (I guess rare doesn’t apply here), I mean how much bad luck can a community have before it doesn’t trust.
Another fun book is Beyond the Beautiful Forevers. About the dump behind the Gorgeous mural at the Mumbai airport. Where people live. A hilarious and sad story of fanfare for profit. The manhole cover placement ceremony is priceless
The government is supposed to serve the people. Laughable. But we have to keep pushing. The people will keep going. The land knows how to heal herself better than scientists anyway. Did anyone read Braiding Sweetgrass. I found it inspiring. And she’s a scientist AND an Indian! I love that you say Indian, Sherman!
The uranium/radon/water trifecta has hit Native lands hard. If you haven’t poked around in Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina and the Nolichucky River that the Oak Ridge National Lab used as a dump? You might know the reason for the TVA to drown entire towns for cooling down the nukes. The irony that entire families died from the lingering effects is frightening and sad. It’s beautiful country with a deadly,invisible problem.
Brutally funny
Bittersweet.
Anger
There was a survey on Lake Roosevelt to check the level of trust fishermen had in fishing below Teckcominko located just above the US/ Canadian border (one of the largest smelters in the world) and to their surprise found that the Native fishermen didn’t trust even the EPA saying the fish are safe. Yet, non-natives believe for the most part it’s safe (according to the survey) if the government says so. The researchers couldn’t understand the lack of trust Native people still have (even with the EPA) when told things are ok. I can’t understand the level of trust the non Native fishermen continue to have. Maybe we’re jaded as Native people but I still rarely eat a fish from above the dam because I still believe the government will lie on behalf of big corporations. Sadly, I wasn’t always this mistrusting but after losing my niece to a very rare cancer where 2 other young people died (I guess rare doesn’t apply here), I mean how much bad luck can a community have before it doesn’t trust.
This is very witty and I am with Big Brother, it is ludicrous. Thanks 🙂
Delightful!
Boom!
There’s a great tiktok about this https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8QVcEG4/
If not so horrifying, totally hilarious; no, it is ‘hilarious’ anyway.
-Just glad there’s no loose uranium running around New Mexico. Plenty of deer though.
I really like these short, concise poems Sherman. They cover not just one but many emotions. Thank you.
Thank you, Mary Kay.
Another fun book is Beyond the Beautiful Forevers. About the dump behind the Gorgeous mural at the Mumbai airport. Where people live. A hilarious and sad story of fanfare for profit. The manhole cover placement ceremony is priceless
The government is supposed to serve the people. Laughable. But we have to keep pushing. The people will keep going. The land knows how to heal herself better than scientists anyway. Did anyone read Braiding Sweetgrass. I found it inspiring. And she’s a scientist AND an Indian! I love that you say Indian, Sherman!
The uranium/radon/water trifecta has hit Native lands hard. If you haven’t poked around in Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina and the Nolichucky River that the Oak Ridge National Lab used as a dump? You might know the reason for the TVA to drown entire towns for cooling down the nukes. The irony that entire families died from the lingering effects is frightening and sad. It’s beautiful country with a deadly,invisible problem.
You can add downwind of Los Alamos to the list.
Check the ID and address. If both of them glow, then you will know.
Well, the problem is bigger than that--- first you have to find out if they identify as deer or as fuzzies.
A great approach to getting the truth out! Those damned deer probably will tell us they were around the “good mine” to pay us back for shooting them!