The Navajo Nation's president recently spoke out against the new Hollywood film 'Oppenheimer' for leaving out the decades of suffering his people endured as a result of the atomic era.
It follows the life story of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the "father of the atomic bomb."
"The Navajo people cannot afford to be, yet again, erased from history. Hollywood has a lot of work to do, and they can start by standing with the Navajo people and urging Congress to provide just compensation for victims of radiation exposure," Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren wrote in an op-ed for. "Growing up in a community that has an abandoned uranium mine in Red Mesa, Arizona, I witnessed firsthand the heartbreaking and enduring consequences of uranium mining on my people.
"What came next — cancers, miscarriages and mysterious illnesses — is a direct consequence of America's race for nuclear hegemony," Nygren said. "It's an accomplishment built on top of the bodies of Navajo men, women and children — the lived experience of nuclear weapons development in the United States. But, as usual, Hollywood chose to gloss over them."
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
In ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ smash success, audiences send message to Hollywood: Give us something newIn the massive movie weekend of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there were many winners. barbie kprc2 click2hou oppenheimer entertainment
Read more »
In 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer' smash success, audiences send message to Hollywood: Give us something newIn the massive movie weekend of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there were many winners.
Read more »
Box Office Stunner: ‘Barbie’ Opens to Staggering $162M, ‘Oppenheimer’ Snags $82.4MThanks to Barbenheimer, total ticket sales at the domestic box office soared to $311.1 million, the 4th biggest weekend of all time
Read more »
17 Barbenheimer Box Office Records & Incredible Achievements After Barbie & Oppenheimer's OpeningInstead of one winning and one losing, both Barbie and Oppenheimer won 'Barbenheimer' weekend, and the movies have set numerous box office records.
Read more »
'Oppenheimer' Is a Huge Film But Remains Small for WomenChristopher Nolan's greatest weakness strikes again.
Read more »