By Trudy Farrell
Navajo Nation “The United States”
The U.S. has been contaminated
We knew no one would tell us
She counted her dimes and nickels to pay for water
More deaths poverty cancer
Abandoned uranium mines
struggle.
“It doesn’t exist”
There’s no water
“It costs money, $200 million”
Public health risk
We’re thirsty
“It. could. cost.”
The problem is much bigger
Found Poem
Source: “Many Native Americans Can't Get Clean Water, Report Finds”
Author: Laurel, Morales, NPR
Navajo Nation “The United States”
The U.S. has been contaminated
We knew no one would tell us
She counted her dimes and nickels to pay for water
More deaths poverty cancer
Abandoned uranium mines
struggle.
“It doesn’t exist”
There’s no water
“It costs money, $200 million”
Public health risk
We’re thirsty
“It. could. cost.”
The problem is much bigger
Found Poem
Source: “Many Native Americans Can't Get Clean Water, Report Finds”
Author: Laurel, Morales, NPR
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