Monumental failure: the navajo tribe and radiotoxic wastes

The extraction of uranium has a troubled history in the Navajo Nation, a history born of lack of representation, lack of interest, and ultimately, lack of regard for human life. The United States government failed to carry out their obligation to protect the health and economic well-being of the Navajo people during the period of the uranium mining boom. This was done not of malice but through willful neglect. Numerous opportunities presented themselves where various federal agencies, and even the US Congress, could have inserted their authority and perhaps prevented this tragedy but, for differing reasons, chose not to do so.