Tribal nations are pushing government agencies (namely the Department of Energy) to let them inform and participate in cleanup efforts. Right now they’re only allowed to issue public comments on federal cleanup plans (and even that is more influence than they used to get).
Yakama’s efforts began with an elder named Russell Jim, who’s no longer with us. But he’s a wonderful speaker and you can listen to interviews with him here:
https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/voices/oral-histories/russell-jims-interview/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru0chuKQe6I
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