The Protected Biohazard

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

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