The Effects of Dams on Tribal Lands, with Heather Randell

Publisher:   Resource Radio

Duration:   33:59

Summary from website: In this week’s episode, host Daniel Rami talks with Heather Randell, an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, about dams and reservoirs that have been built on Native American reservations in the United States. Reservoirs are built by damming a river and flooding an area of land; in the United States, Native American reservations have been disrupted by the construction of reservoirs, and Native nations have been dispossessed of their land despite longstanding treaties with the US government. Randell discusses the history of the development of dams on reservation lands, the social and economic effects of dams on Native nations, and how the repair or removal of dams can benefit Native nations today.

Link: https://www.resources.org/resources-radio/the-effects-of-dams-on-tribal-lands-with-heather-randell/