Socioeconomic profiles of native American communities: Yomba Shoshone Reservation

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/140751· OSTI ID:140751

Hamby, M; Rusco, E ^[1]

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1. Cultural Resources Consultants Ltd., Reno, NV (United States)

This report was written by the State of Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects/Nuclear Waste Project Office. This office oversees the nuclear waste activities for the proposed Yucca Mountain high-level waste facility for the state of Nevada. The Yomba Shoshone Reservation socio-economic profile was the basis of this paper. It describes the life and current status of the Shoshone Indians. Population, utilities, education and social services of the Shoshone are examples of the topics which are discussed. It is intended as base-line information only. It eventually summarizes and compares data from the public opinion of the Shoshone about the high level waste repository at Yucca Mountain. (MB)

• Research Organization: Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office, Carson City, NV (United States); Cultural Resources Consultants Ltd., Reno, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG08-85NV10461
• OSTI ID: 140751
• Report Number(s): NWPO-SE--041-91; ON: DE92017578; IN: I-324934
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
AMERICAN INDIANS
DEMOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
HEALTH SERVICES
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
HOUSEHOLDS
LABOR
NEVADA
POPULATION DYNAMICS
PUBLIC LAW
PUBLIC OPINION
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Yucca Mountain Project