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[Keith] But this was the land
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But this was the land-- Was the homelandof the Western Shoshone, and the Western...

[Keith] But this was the land-- Was the homeland
of the Western Shoshone, and the Western Shoshones

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[Keith] But this was the land--
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Was the homeland of the Western Shoshone,
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and the Western Shoshones...
Duration
8 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:59
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Backlot Docs,Cinco Dedos Peliculas

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Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada? The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States' disregard for everyone living do...
And what happened was, the-- the government, - Downwind 00:09
And what happened was, the-- the government,
Restricted their access to this land. - Downwind 00:05
Restricted their access to this land.
But their-- their heritage was still there. - Downwind 00:05
But their-- their heritage was still there.
So, |I-- In-- in the early 1990s, |-- - Downwind 00:06
So, |I-- In-- in the early 1990s, |--
And I, uh, I got a hold of lan Zabarte, - Downwind 00:11
And I, uh, I got a hold of lan Zabarte,
So, we got a photographer, and we drove up there, - Downwind 00:07
So, we got a photographer, and we drove up there,
About nuclear testing - Downwind 00:07
About nuclear testing
And his stare - Downwind 00:11
And his stare
And he looked at me, and he said, - Downwind 00:11
And he looked at me, and he said,
And, uh, you know, - Downwind 00:06
And, uh, you know,
[air raid siren blares] - Downwind 00:18
[air raid siren blares]
828 bombs were conducted underground, - Downwind 00:15
828 bombs were conducted underground,
When they were shooting tests back then, - Downwind 00:10
When they were shooting tests back then,
Back then, the population centers - Downwind 00:10
Back then, the population centers
That's where they tended to make sure - Downwind 00:06
That's where they tended to make sure
So EPA would go out into the communities - Downwind 00:08
So EPA would go out into the communities
They may not give the specific time, - Downwind 00:07
They may not give the specific time,
And if there was a prompt massive venting, - Downwind 00:08
And if there was a prompt massive venting,
But they literally knew where every sheepherder was, - Downwind 00:06
But they literally knew where every sheepherder was,
If there was hunting going on, - Downwind 00:06
If there was hunting going on,