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As we look toward Earth Day, we’ll review some of the major environmental stories affecting Indigenous people. We’ll talk with reporters about developments they’re covering on key issues from contaminated water on the Navajo Nation to environmental rights for Aboriginal Canadians.
Mentioned on the show: On the Navajo Nation, Special Ed Students Await Water That Doesn’t Stink
Guests:
Laurel Morales – senior field correspondent for the Fronteras Desk at KJZZ
Gene Kahee (Cochiti Pueblo) – environmental technician at the Department of Natural Resources at Cochiti Pueblo.
Mara Matteson – English-speaking elementary teacher at the Keres Children’s Learning Center
Nick Tilsen (Oglala Lakota) – executive director of the Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation
Break music: Don’t Be A Litter Bug (Ts’iilzéí Ch’osh) (song) Radmilla Cody (artist) K’é Hasin (album)
If the water is bad because it’s standing too long, could they just let the water run more? Is there a way to let the water leach back into the ground or would it be more cost efficient to put in a leach field or something?