A uranium mining company has been granted a license to mine for uranium ore.

Jonathan Perry, director for the Eastern Navajo Diné Against Uranium Mining, said the Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted uranium mining called NuFuel, a subsidiary of the Canadian mining company Laramie Resources, a license begin mining uranium in Church Rock and Crownpoint.

Perry said the granting of the license violates the Navajo people’s rights as humans under the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, which includes the rights of life, health, benefits of culture, fair trial and property.

Perry said the aquifer that provides pristine water for the Navajo people is being threatened once again…