American Cold War Policies and the Enewetakese: Community Displacement, Environmental Degradation, and Indigenous Resistance in the Marshall Islands
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha Smith-Norris
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 22, no. 2, New Series, 2011, pp. 195-236
Description
Case study focuses on the consequences of the weapon tests conducted by the United States in Micronesia. Residents were forced to relocate for more than 30 years, received little assistance to re-establish themselves in the new location and no compensation until they took legal action.