 
PRICING / ORDER
To order this video select one choice below then click
"Add to Order"
(You can also use this process to generate an order form for faxing or mailing.)
Bullfrog Films
P.O. Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
Tel: 610/779-8226
Fax: 610/370-1978
|
|
Uranium
Native peoples pay the consequences of uranium mining.
48 minutes
Color
Grade Level: 10-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 1991
Copyright Date: 1990
ISBN (VHS): 0-7722-0374-1
Directed by Magnus Isacsson
Produced by The National Film Board of Canada
Narrated by Buffy Sainte-Marie
| |
"One of the most powerful recent films that I have seen." Dr. Helen Caldicott
|
Filled with unforgettable images, this is a devastating look at the consequence of mining uranium, whether for bombs or nuclear power plants. Because of toxic and radioactive waste, there are profound, long-term environmental hazards associated with uranium mining. For miners there is the substantially increased risk of getting cancer. And because most of the mining to date, both in Canada and the U.S., has been on land historically used by native populations, uranium mining violates the traditional economic and spiritual lives of many aboriginal people.
Canada, where this film was shot, has the world's richest vein of uranium, and a recent history of violent confrontation over native rights. This film is but one example of how our society's need for resources causes us to trample on native peoples rights. Given our limited knowledge of the range of environmental risks associated with uranium mining, and the social problems that ensue, the film questions the validity of continuing to mine it.
Awards:
Best Documentary, Yorkton Film Festival
Special Merit Award, EarthPeace International Film Festival
International Environmental Film Festival, Boulder
Reviews:
"One of the most powerful recent films that I have seen." Dr. Helen Caldicott
"If spotted owls, marbled murrelets and beluga whales are indicators of the state of the environment, the native people offer similar warnings of the cost of our profligate short-sighted ways." Dr. David Suzuki
"URANIUM should be compulsory viewing for all advocates of nuclear power." Moving Pictures Bulletin
Related Subjects:
Canadian Studies
Chemistry
Developing World
Energy
Environment
Global Issues
Globalization
Health
Indigenous Peoples
Native Americans
Nuclear Energy
Peace/Conflict Resolution
Science
Technology and Society
Social Psychology
Toxic Waste
Related Titles:
The New Rulers of the World: Award-winning journalist, John Pilger, investigates the realities of globalization by taking a close look at Indonesia.
The Buffalo War: The battle over the yearly slaughter of America's last wild bison outside Yellowstone National Park.
Nuclear Dynamite: Investigates American and Soviet plans to use nuclear explosives for "geographical engineering."
In Our Own Backyards: How does uranium mining impact the land and the health of people?
Drumbeat for Mother Earth: Toxic chemicals are the greatest threat to the survival of indigenous peoples.
The Four Corners: The "hidden" cost of energy development in the homeland of the Hopi, Navajo, and Mormons.
Kanehsatake: The confrontation between the Mohawk Nation and the Canadian Government at the Mercier Bridge.
|
|
