>         Since 1989, Goshute tribal leaders in Utah have been discuss
DC> storage of nuclear waste on their reservation as a means of economic
DC> improvement for their 120 member tribe.
DC>         Last December, Goshute tribal leaders signed a contract with
DC> (PFS) Private Fuel Storage consortium to allow storage of radioactiv
DC> waste on their land in Skull Valley.
DC>         Tribal leaders have not revealed the terms of this agreement
DC> but it is speculated that around $250 million is involved.
DC>         Leon Bear, Chief of the Skull Valley Band, says that this wi
DC> benefit the entire 124 member Goshute Nation, and that "most" tribal
DC> nmembers are in favor of it.
DC>         In 1863, a treaty gave the Goshutes complete sovereignty ove
DC> 180,000 acres of land in Skull Valley, 50 miles west of Salt Lake Ci
DC> This is their land to do with as they please, without consulting Sta
DC> or county Governments.
DC>         Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt, has appointed a committee to fight t
DC> licensing process for this enterprise; and The Downwinders, a
DC> radioactive watchdog group, expresses concern about bringing more
DC> nuclear waste to Utah.
I really don't know what to do about this situation, or what to think 
about it.  Certainly not all Indians support clean air and clean water. 
 There are the jealous and the selfish among Indians just as there are 
among any other group.  There's also the reality of needing to find a 
way to feed the kids.  I really do need to look into this in more 
detail.
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