The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

Duration: 58 min
Release date: 1983-11-15
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Documents the cultural and ecological impacts of coal stripmining, uranium mining, and oil shale development in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona – homeland of the Hopi and Navajo.

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The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

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The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?

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Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
as Narrator (voice)
Ignacio Salazar
Ignacio Salazar
as Self - Driller
Harris Arthur
Harris Arthur
as Self - Natural Resources Consultant
Bruce Babbitt
Bruce Babbitt
as Self - Governor, Arizona
Esther Heaton
Esther Heaton
as Self - Kane County Commissioner; Alton, UT
Amory Lovins
Amory Lovins
as Self - Friends of the Earth
Thomas Banyacya
Thomas Banyacya
as Self - Hopi Spokesperson
Peter MacDonald
Peter MacDonald
as Self - Navajo Tribal Chairman (1970-1982)
Peterson Zah
Peterson Zah
as Self - Elected Chairman; Navajo Tribal Council, November 1982
Scott M. Matheson
Scott M. Matheson
as Self - Governor, Utah
John Ferrell
John Ferrell
as Self - Utah International
James Carrico
James Carrico
as Self - Admin. Asst., Kane County Commission
Caroline Lippincott
Caroline Lippincott
as Self - Rancher
Sylvan Johnson
Sylvan Johnson
as Self - Rancher
Russell E. Dickenson
Russell E. Dickenson
as Self - Director, National Park Service
Joseph Wagoner
Joseph Wagoner
as Self - Epidemiologist
Bud Franz
Bud Franz
as Self - Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment
Donald Everhart
Donald Everhart
as Self - Manager (1979-1981), Dept. of Energy Uranium Office
Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson
as Self - Environmental Consultant
Thomas Baca
Thomas Baca
as Self - Director (1976-82), N.M. Environmental Improvement Div.
Thomas Buhl
Thomas Buhl
as Self - N.M. Environmental Improvement Div.
James Ruttenber
James Ruttenber
as Self - Center for Disease Control
Edward T. Begay
Edward T. Begay
as Self - Navajo Tribal Councilman
Lionel Palacio
Lionel Palacio
as Self - President, Local 2-708; Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers
Cecilia Belone
Cecilia Belone
as Self - Director, Navajo Therapeutic Daycare
John McKlveen
John McKlveen
as Self - Nuclear Engineer
John Vanderhoof
John Vanderhoof
as Self - Former Colorado Governor
Richard Lamm
Richard Lamm
as Self - Governor, Colorado
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Robert O. Anderson
Robert O. Anderson
as Self - Chairman, ARCO
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