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#Billiman matriarch, niece remain strong in face of adverse health conditions caused by #RadiationExposure

By Donovan Quintero | Jan 9, 2025 |

WINDOW ROCK – "Since September, when she traveled to Washington, D.C., to tell House Speaker Mike Johnson to renew the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (#RECA), Maggie Billiman has had her gallbladder removed.

"Now she is awaiting more possibly devastating news about her liver. And if that wasn’t enough bad news, she said she was also told she has three cysts on her pancreas.

"'I just had surgery and I’m still in a lot of pain,' she said on Dec. 26, referring to her gallbladder removal surgery.

"A #downwinder victim, Billiman, and about 30 others from the #NavajoNation, #Laguna, and #AcomaPueblo tribes traveled to Washington, D.C., in September to advocate for the passage of Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s RECA legislation.

"For 17 years, from 1945 and 1962, the U.S. conducted nearly 200 atmospheric nuclear weapons development tests. Atmospheric nuclear tests are when nuclear bombs are exploded in the air, instead of underground or underwater.

"At the heart of the bombs involved #UraniumMining and [#UraniumProcessing], which was performed by tens of thousands of workers, like Maggie’s father.

"Maggie’s father, a member of the legendary Navajo Code Talkers Howard Billiman Sr., worked in the #UraniumMines.

"'My dad had died of stomach cancer, he was one of the #NavajoCodeTalkers, and he passed away,' she said.

"Her father worked at the #KennecottMine in Utah. He also worked at the #KingmanMine in Arizona in the 1950s through the 1960s, Maggie said.

"After the tests ended in 1962, many of the uranium miners and process workers initiated class action lawsuits claiming exposure to known radiation hazards."

Read more:
navajotimes.com/reznews/billim
#NoNukes #NoWar #Downwinders #NukingTheNavajo #Dine #LagunaPueblo #Genocide #EnvironmentalRacism #NoUraniumMining #NoMiningWithoutConsent #HaulNo

Navajo Times · Billiman matriarch, niece remain strong in face of adverse health conditions caused by radiation exposure - Navajo TimesSince September, when she traveled to Washington, D.C., to tell House Speaker Mike Johnson to renew the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, Maggie Billiman has had her gallbladder removed.

Mi è piaciuto molto il documentario di Andrea Segre "Molecole", è disponibile gratuitamente su RaiPlay: raiplay.it/programmi/molecole
In una Venezia quasi deserta per il Covid, il regista fa i conti con la memoria di suo padre e riflette sulla natura e il destino della città. A volte anche i film di successo come "La grande ambizione" fanno scoprire opere precedenti dei loro autori, più personali ed intense. #AndreaSegre #cinema #Venezia #laguna #ambiente Qui il trailer: yewtu.be/watch?v=JuRAWyTVtJU @macfranc @filippodb
@lgsp
@alephoto85 @orporick

Cine teatro Mussi, a ponte, o mercado público, o centro, o mirante da Glória, a pesca com ajuda dos golfinhos ( botooos) nos molhes, farol de Santa Marta... Laguna é turisticamente subestimada.

#turism #brazil #laguna

Fotos revelam como era a terceira cidade mais antiga de SC no passado - NSC Total nsctotal.com.br/noticias/fotos

NSC TotalFotos revelam como era a terceira cidade mais antiga de SC no passadoA história de Laguna, terceira cidade mais antiga de Santa Catarina, começou a ser escrita no dia 29 de julho de 1676

Um dos pontos mais famosos de Laguna foi construído com pedra, areia, barro e óleo de baleia. Inaugurado em 11 de junho de 1891, o radiofarol é um conjunto de construções: torre (farol) de 29 metros, Estação Rádio, quatro residências acopladas ao corpo do farol, três residências independentes e uma construção onde ficam os geradores de emergência.

O Farol de Santa Marta é a maior estrutura do mundo construída inteiramente com óleo de baleia, segundo a Delegacia da Capitania dos Portos em Laguna (DelLaguna). O óleo utilizado veio da baleia-franca, que costuma migrar para a região no inverno.

#laguna #santacatarina #brasil #history

nsctotal.com.br/noticias/cinco

NSC TotalCinco curiosidades sobre o maior farol do mundo construído com óleo de baleia em SCInstalado na segunda cidade mais antiga de Santa Catarina, o Farol de Santa Marta é a maior estrutura construída com óleo de baleia no mundo