ABSTRACT For over 50 years, the people of the Amskapi Piikani (Blackfeet) Nation have relayed information of “something bad” being covertly dumped within their remaining homelands. These stories, addressing contaminated waste and the locations of rumored dump sites, have also been linked with perceived cancer clusters among residents who live within the Blackfeet Nation. The concept of environmental injustice suggests that often the most vulnerable populations, including communities of color, experience the most negative realities of environmental toxic exposures, and it is not uncommon for toxic wastes to be disposed of within Native American lands. Given that Blackfeet communities suffer from some of the highest rates of cancer in the state of Montana, these narratives warrant further investigation. This research examined whether illicit dumping within Blackfeet sovereign lands can be substantiated and if this is a case of environmental injustice. This investigation employed a mix of both traditional Indigenous and Western-based scientific methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative. Traditional methodologies included the use of Indigenous oral narratives. These oral narratives are then further informed with Western processes of document review and geologic, water, and radiation surveys. The authors found compelling evidence through the oral histories and document reviews for toxic dumping within Blackfeet lands; however, cursory water and radiation surveys were not conclusive. This initial inquiry provides the foundation for further research needed to press this investigation.

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不公正的叙述：Blackfeet民族内部的有毒倾销调查

摘要五十多年来，阿姆斯卡皮·皮卡尼（Blackfeet）民族的人们传递了“一些不好的东西”被秘密掩埋在剩余家园中的信息。这些故事涉及受污染的废物和谣传的垃圾场的位置，也与居住在黑脚国家内的居民中感知到的癌症群有关。环境不公的概念表明，最脆弱的人群，包括有色人种，经常遭受环境毒性暴露的最负面现实，而且有毒废物在美国原住民土地上处置并不罕见。鉴于Blackfeet社区在蒙大拿州罹患癌症的几率最高，因此这些叙述值得进一步研究。这项研究调查了黑脚主权领土内的非法倾倒是否可以得到证实，以及是否属于环境不公正的情况。这项调查采用了传统的土著和西方科学方法，包括定量和定性方法。传统的方法包括使用土著口头叙述。然后，通过西方的文档审查流程以及地质，水和辐射调查进一步向这些口头叙述提供信息。作者通过口述历史和文献评论发现了黑脚地区内有毒物质倾倒的令人信服的证据。但是，粗略的水和辐射调查不是结论性的。最初的询问为进行此调查所需的进一步研究奠定了基础。