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The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

1983-11-15 Documentary 58mins

Documents the cultural and ecological impacts of coal stripmining, uranium mining, and oil shale development in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona – homeland of the Hopi and Navajo.

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The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

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Documents the cultural and ecological impacts of coal stripmining, uranium mining, and oil shale development in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona – homeland of the Hopi and Navajo.

Released

1983-11-15
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

58mins
Genre

Documentary
Status

Released
Language

English
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Production

Bullfrog Films, Earth Image Films

Crew

Christopher 'Toby' McLeod

Director

Christopher 'Toby' McLeod

Writer

Randy Hayes

Producer

Keywords:

utah indigenous new mexico arizona colorado native american mining uranium nuclear waste water rights environmental disaster american southwest shale oil industrial pollution radioactive waste environmental racism tailings (mining)

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Cast

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Ignacio Salazar

Self - Driller

Harris Arthur

Self - Natural Resources Consultant

Bruce Babbitt

Bruce Babbitt

Self - Governor, Arizona

Esther Heaton

Self - Kane County Commissioner; Alton, UT

Amory Lovins

Amory Lovins

Self - Friends of the Earth

Thomas Banyacya

Self - Hopi Spokesperson

Peter MacDonald

Self - Navajo Tribal Chairman (1970-1982)

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Self - Elected Chairman; Navajo Tribal Council, November 1982

Scott M. Matheson

Self - Governor, Utah

John Ferrell

Self - Utah International

James Carrico

Self - Admin. Asst., Kane County Commission

Caroline Lippincott

Self - Rancher

Sylvan Johnson

Self - Rancher

Russell E. Dickenson

Self - Director, National Park Service

Joseph Wagoner

Self - Epidemiologist

Bud Franz

Self - Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment

Donald Everhart

Self - Manager (1979-1981), Dept. of Energy Uranium Office

Paul Robinson

Self - Environmental Consultant

Thomas Baca

Self - Director (1976-82), N.M. Environmental Improvement Div.

Thomas Buhl

Self - N.M. Environmental Improvement Div.

James Ruttenber

Self - Center for Disease Control

Edward T. Begay

Self - Navajo Tribal Councilman

Lionel Palacio

Self - President, Local 2-708; Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers

Cecilia Belone

Self - Director, Navajo Therapeutic Daycare

John McKlveen

Self - Nuclear Engineer

John Vanderhoof

Self - Former Colorado Governor

Richard Lamm

Self - Governor, Colorado

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Robert O. Anderson

Self - Chairman, ARCO

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