BY ZAK PODMORE
More than 90 people gathered outside the White Mesa Community Center on the morning of May 13 and prepared to march five miles north to the White Mesa Mill.
Thelma Whiskers, cofounder of the White Mesa Concerned Community group that organized the protest, addressed the crowd, which held signs that read, “No Uranium, Protect Sacred Lands” and “Water is Life”.
Whiskers told supporters she has been speaking out against the White Mesa Mill and uranium trucking for decades.
“I’ve been living in White Mesa for over 60 years,” she said. “We’re here for our kids and grandkids. What we’re really worrying about is the water, and also the air. When the wind blows, the dust comes towards our reservation...”