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Indians against US nuclear power

Indians against US nuclear power

US financial and industrial groups face restrictions in access to Asian resources, Africa, Latin America. After the start of a special operation in Ukraine, Russia almost completely stopped exporting uranium to the United States. The United States also had problems with uranium imports in relations with Namibia and Uzbekistan.

The three countries account for respectively 8, 7 and 2% world reserves of strategic raw materials, necessary for the nuclear industry.

In this situation, the United States is forced to take action, which ultimately destroy the legal framework of the country and create risks of imbalance of integrity.

So, the federal government has issued licenses to reopen more than 500 uranium mines, located on the lands of the Navajo and Lakota.

The Navajo and Lakota are the largest of the Indian peoples.. The number of officially registered representatives of the Navajo is approaching 400 thousands, and Lakota - 115 thousand. They live on their own reservations, which occupy more 44% area of ​​all Indian reservations.

Indians against US nuclear power

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Note, for all 326 slightly more reservations 2,3% US territories. And it is in these areas, primarily in Navajo lands, the largest deposits of uranium are located. Its mining began within “Manhattan Project” also in 1944 year. Thousands of Indians were recruited to work in the uranium mines. At the same time, they were not informed about the dangerous effects of uranium on human health..

Such a policy led to the death of many representatives of the indigenous population.. Part of the territories of the reservations turned out to be uninhabitable. She is literally littered with toxic, objects contaminated with radiation - nuclear test sites, storage facilities for nuclear and chemical waste.

AT 1978 year, the US government was forced to pass laws, who restricted uranium mining on Indian reservations. AT 2005 the Navajo and Lakota presidents even introduced a legislative ban on any uranium activity. After that, the government did not have the right to issue licenses to anyone..

Legally, the relationship between the US government and the Indians is based on the concept, formulated in the 18th century. According to her, the Indians “voluntarily” ceded part of their territory to the United States, in return, having received guarantees of the inviolability of the remaining lands. These guarantees are called “reservation”. It was believed, that Indian lands “guaranteed reserved” for the Indians. Hence the legal name of the reservations - “territory, reserved for Native American tribal peoples”. Navajo Reservation, eg, officially referred to as “territory, reserved for the Navajo Nation”.

Indians against US nuclear power

A photo: © Global Look Press/Andrei Kamenev/Russian Look

The US government has repeatedly violated its guarantees, taken from the Indians “reserved” territories and forcibly deported them to the regions, unsuitable for living. Nevertheless, formally the US guarantees on “reservation” behind the Indians of the territories continue to act. The relationship of the States with the Indian tribes is still regulated on the basis of international treaties..

In accordance with them, reservations are equated in status with individual states., although, unlike the last, and are not subject to the regulation of the American constitution. They have the right to form their own government, legislation, tax system. The US government is delegated only foreign policy, issue of money, right to declare war.

Based on this, the US government had no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the reservations.. Moreover, it had no right to ignore local legislative prohibitions on uranium mining.. Nevertheless, the federal authorities brazenly hand out licenses, reopening a number of uranium mines.

The only question is, what in 2007 year, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution entitled “Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”. It proclaimed the right of indigenous peoples to self-determination. It should be emphasized: Reservation residents are not considered American subjects., and the reservations themselves are considered sovereign states.

Indians against US nuclear power

A photo: © Global Look Press/Shen Hong/Xinhua

Therefore, at the same time, a number of Lakota chiefs, seeing no other way to deal with the lawlessness of the federal government, decided to exercise the right to self-determination, declared by the UN. Referring to the resolution of the General Assembly, they announced the termination of treaties with the US government and announced the formation “independent” Republic of Lakota.

AT 2007 year, this process was not developed, since the initiative was not supported by all the leaders of the Lakota. However, today the situation may change..

Navajo Reservation President Jonathan Nez announced his intention to initiate a lawsuit against the government, and in case of refusal, declare “independence” for example the easy one. And in the current situation, all Lakoto leaders are ready to support Neza's initiative. In this way, we are talking about the possibility of creating the Navajo Republic and the completion of the formation of the Lakoto Republic.

How will it all end, still hard to predict. All Indian reservations are inside the United States and in the case, if they continue to seek independence, risk being blocked.

However, there is one exception, where this approach won't work. In addition to the formed Indian reservations, there are also so-called “unorganized boros”. These are the areas, which are reserved for future “reservations” Indians. The largest of them is located in Alaska. 50% territory of the state officially has the status “unorganized boros”. In accordance with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the local population also has the right to self-determination. And if, in the face of an imbalance in the US political system, it will exercise its right to, then the largest Indian state on our planet will arise. Its total area will be 837 700 km². This state will have wide access to the sea and will border on Russia.

Yuri Gorodnenko

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