| Title |
Kim Townsend, South Fork Indian Reservation, Nevada: an interview by Danielle Endres, 17 July 2008 |
| Alternative Title |
No.555 Kim Townsend |
| Creator |
Townsend, Kim |
| Contributor |
Cooley, Everett L.; University of Utah. American West Center; Endres, Danielle |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2008-07-17 |
| Collection Number and Name |
ACCN 0814 Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project |
| Finding Aid |
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv48007 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Date Digital |
2014-06-11 |
| Spatial Coverage |
South Fork Reservation, Elko County, Nevada, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5708781/ |
| Subject |
Townsend, Kim--Interviews; Antinuclear movement; Nuclear weapons--Testing--Nevada; Nuclear weapons--Testing--Health aspects--Nevada; Environmentalism--Nevada--History; Nuclear weapons testing victims--Nevada; Indians of North America--Health and hygiene--Nevada; Indigenous peoples--North America |
| Keywords |
Native Americans |
| Description |
Transcript (34 pages) of interview by Danielle Endres with Kim Townsend on July 17, 2008 |
| Abstract |
Kim Townsend was born in Owyhee, Nevada, and currently lives on the Duckwater Western Shoshone Reservation. She recalls the many Western Shoshone people who have died of cancers and discusses how this lead her to work on the NUKERISK project to assess radiation doses in American Indian populations from nuclear testing. She describes her role in the NUKERISK project. Townsend also briefly discusses the role she played in the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste controversy. Nuclear Technology Project. Interviewer: Danielle Endres |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Is Part of |
Nuclear Technology in the American West Oral History Project |
| Scanning Technician |
Matt Wilkinson; Patrick Miller |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6x6559z |
| Topic |
Antinuclear movement; Nuclear weapons--Testing--Health aspects; Environmentalism; Nuclear weapons testing victims; Indians of North America--Health and hygiene |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
801387 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x6559z |
