Friday, May 28, 2010

Navajos told to sit in back of the room at mining conference http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2010/05/navajos-told-to-sit-in-back-of-room-at.html

Three members of the Navajo Nation and a non-Indian supporter were told to sit or stand in the back of a room at a uranium conference, The Denver Post reported. The protesters wanted to attend a discussion on litigation at the National Mining Association and Nuclear Regulatory Commission conference. The NRC is a federal agency that has a tribal consultation policy.When tribal member Nadine Padilla, 25, saw an empty chair in the front of the room, she sat down. She was told to leave.

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