The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was a federal program established in the 1990s, aimed at providing financial support to people who were exposed to nuclear fallout and uranium mining dating back to World War II.
Members of several tribes including Navajo, Laguna Pueblo, and Zuni have raised funds to travel by bus from New Mexico to Washington, D.C. and stage a gathering starting on Sept. 24. They plan to begin with prayers and drumming outside the Capitol and are hoping lawmakers will meet with them.
Fighting for the revival of RECA is particularly impactful for the Navajo Nation, where uranium mining was critical in the making of the atomic bomb…