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Diné Policy Institute Position Paper 1 Uranium and Diné Binitsekees An Analysis of the direct and in-direct consequences of uranium using Navajo principles. Prepared by: Moroni Benally, Policy Analyst Andrea Speen, Research Intern Carol Goldtooth, Research Intern Introduction The legacy uranium mining left on the Navajo Nation has been one of gloom and darkness. It has been estimated that from 1994-1986, 3.9 million tons of uranium ore was mined from the Navajo Nation. The consequence of this uranium mining has been felt locally and internationally. As of 1990, 500