Mailinglist Indigenous Peoples vs. Uranium Mining
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 I have recently learned that Seattle Washington is considering a bid for
 a future World's Fair.  Presently the Governor of the State of
 Washington is supporting a license issued by his predecessor for a
 radioactive waste dump to be issued next to the Spokane Indian
 Reservation.  The site is a old urnaium mill owned by Newmont Mining
 Corp.  The site has been a problem for many years.  It has and continues
 to contaminate water within the Spokane Indian Reservation with
 radioactive and other materials of a toxic nature.   Our organization
 (Dawn Watch) and the Spokane Tribe have tried to get the governor to
 become involved and speak out on this wrong.
 
 Washington State has many tribes and part of it's tourist attraction is
 our Indian cultures.   I am considering asking you my comrades in this
 struggle to help get the word out in Europe and Asia that Washington is
 following racist economics.  Everyone knows that you don't dump
 radioactive waste on Indigenous Peoples. What people should know is that
 the state of Washington does condone and support by licensing such a
 action.

         So please spread the word to those who are considering visiting this  state and perhaps send a e-mail message to Governor Locke at : governor.locke@governor.wa.gov

	In the past few weeks several hundred signatures have been generated on
a open letter and nearly 300 individual letter from people who condemn
this states action. People from more than 40 differemt Tribes and Bands
are represented in the individual letters.   Two weeks ago we  asked
that the Governor accept the letters from a Spokane youngster. The
governor has not responded.

Owen Berio /Dawn Watch