, 2000 List of Independent Lens films#Season 2 (2000). It has won awards at film festivals and is regularly screened at activist events, in public libraries and colleges, where it used for education related to the issues covered in the film.

Elsie Mae Begay has become a public activist, telling her family and the Navajo Nation's story on college campuses and to Congress, to try to have practices changed and such health hazards controlled. Her daughter-in-law, Mary Helen Begay, has been filming webisodes of the EPA clean-up effort, with a camera supplied by Groundswell Educational Films, which produced the documentary.

With an updated epilogue in 2008, the film was shown on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to Congressional and EPA staff. In 2008 Congress authorized a five-year, five-agency clean-up plan to mitigate environmental contamination on the Navajo reservation.

Since the film was made, Bernie Cly, one of the Navajo family featured, has been awarded $100,000 in compensation from the US government under the 1990 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The legislation was passed to compensate mine workers and residents for environmental damages due to uranium mining, especially from the 1950s through the 1970s, as the US government was the sole purchaser of the product.

Changes in law and practice
The Navajo Nation had long been concerned about the effects of uranium mining on their members at the reservation, due to longterm effects from direct and indirect exposure to contaminants. Their EPA has identified numerous sites that need hazardous waste remediation. In 2005, the Nation was the first indigenous nation to prohibit such mining on its reservation.

Following identification of contaminated water and structures, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Navajo Nation have developed a five-year, multi-agency plan to clean up contamination from the sites. In 2011, it was completing the first major project, to remove 20,000 cubic yards of materials from the abandoned Skyline Mine, near Begay's former home. Progress on reservation uranium clean-up by the government is documented with video webisodes online.

In early 2010, the Indian Health Service began using the documentary as an outreach tool to raise awareness about uranium contamination and health issues on the Navajo Nation reservation. In 2014, Amy Goodman used segments from The Return of Navajo Boy to illustrate the effects of uranium mining on Navajo land as part of the Democracy Now! program, "A Slow-Motion
, 2000 List of Independent Lens films#Season 2 (2000). It has won awards at film festivals and is regularly screen at activist event, in public libraries and colleges, where it used for department of education related to the issues covered in the movie. 

 Elsie Mae Begay has become a public militant, telling her family and the Navajo Nation's story on college campuses and to Congress, to try to get practices changed and such health hazards controlled. Her daughter - in - law, Mary Helen Begay, has been filming webisodes of the EPA uninfected - up effort, with a camera supplied by Groundswell Educational Films, which produce the documentary. 

 With an updated epilogue in 2008, the film was shown on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to Congressional and EPA staff. In 2008 Congress authorized a five - class, five - agency blank - up plan to mitigate environmental contamination on the Navajo mental reservation. 

 Since the film was made, Bernie Cly, one of the Navajo family featured, has been awarded $ 100,000 in compensation from the US government under the 1990 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The legislation was passed to compensate mine workers and residents for environmental damages due to uranium mining, especially from the 1950s through the 1970s, as the US government was the sole buyer of the merchandise. 

 Changes in police and commit 
 The Navajo Nation had long been concerned about the effects of uranium mining on their members at the mental reservation, due to longterm effects from direct and indirect exposure to contaminant. Their EPA has identified numerous sites that need hazardous waste remediation. In 2005, the Nation was the first indigenous nation to prohibit such mining on its reservation. 

 Following identification of contaminated urine and structures, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Navajo Nation have develop a five - year, multi - agency plan to clean up contamination from the sites. In 2011, it was complete the first major project, to remove 20,000 cubic yards of materials from the abandoned Skyline Mine, near Begay's former home. advancement on reservation uranium clean - up by the government is documented with video webisodes online. 

 In early 2010, the Indian Health Service begin using the documentary as an outreach instrument to raise awareness about uranium contaminant and health issues on the Navajo Nation reservation. In 2014, Amy Goodman use segments from The Return of Navajo Boy to illustrate the effect of uranium mining on Navajo land as region of the Democracy Now! program, " A Slow - movement
, 2000 Llst of Independent Lens nilms#Season 2 (2000). It has woi awarda at filo festivals and is regularly sxreentb at activist events, in publib librariws aid colleges, wherx it used for sfucaciin related to jhe issues cmvered in the xium.

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, 2000 List of Independent Lens filmS#Season 2 (2000). It hAs won AwaRds At Film FestIvals and is reguLArly Screened at activist evenTs, in pUbLIc liBRaRies aNd colleGEs, WHEre It UsEd fOr EDuCatioN reLated to The issues cOveReD in the film.

ElSIe mae Begay haS beCome a public aCtiVist, teLlIng HEr famIly And thE NavajO nation'S story on cOlLEge camPUses and TO coNgreSs, to try to have pracTIcES changed and sucH healtH hAZaRDS coNtrOlled. Her daUgHter-iN-Law, Mary hElEN bEgaY, Has been filminG webisodes oF The ePA cleAn-Up eFFort, wiTh a caMeRA suPplied by GroUndsWell EducaTional fIlms, whiCH producEd the dOcuMenTary.

wItH aN upDaTEd ePIlOguE In 2008, tHe film waS sHoWn on CApitOL hILl in wasHingTon, DC To CongressionAl aNd EPa StaFf. In 2008 COngreSs auThOrizeD a five-Year, fIvE-agency clean-up pLan tO mitigate EnvIrOnmEnTal coNTaminaTioN on The NavaJo reserVAtiOn.

sINCe The film was made, BernIe cLY, oNe of the NAvajo fAMiLy FEatured, hAs BeeN awaRDEd $100,000 in cOmpeNSaTion from The US gOVeRnMent undEr The 1990 RadIaTioN ExPosurE compEnsatiOn Act. The LegisLAtion was passed TO compensate miNE wORKeRS and ResIdents for enViroNMentAl daMAgEs dUE to urAnium MiNInG, Especially from the 1950s tHrOugh thE 1970s, as tHe US governmenT was the solE PURchaser oF the PRoDUct.

Changes in laW and pRactice
The nAvajo NatIon haD long beeN concerneD ABout the eFfeCts Of uRanIUM mIning on their mEMBers At The reseRvaTion, due To lOngTerM efFeCts from diRect and iNdIrEcT eXpoSure tO ContaminAnTs. THeIr EpA has IDentifIed nuMeroUs SiTEs tHat need HAzARDous WaStE remEdiAtIon. In 2005, The NATioN was the First indiGenOUs naTiOn To prohiBit such mining On Its reservaTiOn.

FOllowiNG IdentifiCation of contaminated watER and strUctUres, tHe UnIted StateS EnVironmEntAL ProteCtion AGency (ePa) anD THe NavAJO NAtiOn Have develoPED a fIve-yeAr, MultI-agency Plan to clean up contaMInaTion from the siTes. in 2011, it WAS cOmpLEtINg tHe FIrsT MAjor project, to reMove 20,000 cubic yArDS oF materials FRom ThE abandoNed SkylIne MiNE, near BeGay's formeR home. ProgReSs on RESerVation uranIum clean-Up by the goVErnmeNT iS docuMenTed witH vIdeO webiSodes oNLinE.

In eaRly 2010, the inDian HeAlth SErVice begaN using the documentary as aN outreAch toOl tO raise awaRenESs aBout uraniUm coNtaminatioN anD heAlth iSsuES on thE NavAJo natIOn resErvaTIon. In 2014, Amy GOOdMan USEd Segments froM tHE ReTurn oF NaVAjo Boy To ilLustrate the effectS Of uranium mininG on NAVAjo LanD As paRt Of the Democracy now! PrOGRam, "A Slow-moTion
, 2000 List of Independent  Lens film s#Sea son  2(2 000) . It  has won award s  atfilm festivals and isregul ar l y sc r ee ned a t activ i st e ven ts ,inpu b li c lib rar ies and  colleges,  wh er e it used fo r  e ducation r ela ted to the i ssu es cov er edi n the  fi lm.
ElsieM ae Beg ay has be co m e a pu b lic act i v is t, t elling her family an d  the Navajo Na tion's  s t or y oncol lege campu se s and to Cong r es s , tot ry to have pr actices cha n ged  and s uc h h e alth h azard sc ont rolled. Her  dau ghter-in- law, M a ry Hele n  Begay,  has b een  fi lmin g  w eb iso de s  of th e E P A c lean-upef fo rt, w itha c a mera  su ppli ed by  GroundswellEdu cati o nal  Film s, wh ichpr oduce d thedocum en tary.

With anupda ted epilo gue  i n 2 00 8, th e  filmwas  sh own onCapitol Hil li n Wa shington, DC to Co ng r e ss ional an d EPAs ta ff .  In 2008  C ong ress a uthor ized afive-yea r, fiv e -a ge ncy cle an -up pl an  to  mi tigat e  env ironme ntal con tamin a tion on the Na v ajo reservati o n. Si n ce t hefilm was ma de,B erni e Cl y ,one of th e Nav aj o  f a mily featured, hasbe en awa rded$100,000 in c ompensatio n f rom theUS g o ve r nment under th e 199 0 Radiatio n  Exposur e Com pensatio n Act. Th e legislat ion  wa s p ass e d  t o compensatem i ne w or kers an d r esident s f orenv iro nm ental dam ages due  t our an ium  mini n g, espec ia lly  f rom  the1 950s t hroug h th e19 7 0s,  as the US g over nm en t wa s t he  sole  pur c has er of t he produc t.Chan ge sin lawand practiceTh e Navajo N at ion  had l o n g been c oncerned about the effe c ts of u ran ium m inin g on thei r m embers  at the re servat ion,du e t o longt e r meff ec ts from di r e ctand i nd irec t expos ure to contaminant s . T heir EPA haside ntif i e dnum e ro u s s it e s t h a t need hazardou s waste re me d ia tion. In 2 0 05,  t he Nati on wasthe f i rst ind igenous n ation topr ohib i t  su ch miningon its r eservatio n .

Fo l lo wingide ntific at ion  of c ontami n ate d wat er and  s tructu res,th e United  States Environmental P rotect ion A gen cy (EPA)and the  Navajo N atio n have dev elo ped  a fi ve- y ear,mult i -a gen c y pla n to clean upc on tam i n at ion from th e s ite s. In  20 1 1, itwascompleting the fi r st major proje ct,t o  re mov e  20, 00 0 cubic yardsofma t e rials fr om  the abando ned Skyl in e  Mine , near  Begay 's form e r  h o me. Pr ogre sson reserv ati on uranium  c le a n-up b y th egovern ment i s  doc u m ented with video  webi s o des o n lin e.

I nearly 2 0 10,the Indian  Health Ser vice b egan  usin g the d oc umenta ryas  an outrea c h tool to  rais e aware ne ss a bou t uran iumc o ntami nati on  an d healthi s su e son the  Nav ajo N at ionreservati o n. In 20 14, Amy Goo dm anu s ed seg m en t s  from TheRet urn o f Navajo Boy to i l lu s trate  the e ffects  of ura n ium  m ining o n N a v ajo landas part o f  th eDemo cracy No w!  pro gr am,  " A Slow-Motion
, 2000_List of_Independent Lens films#Season 2_(2000). It_has_won awards_at_film festivals and_is regularly screened_at activist events, in_public libraries and_colleges,_where it used for education related to the issues covered in the film.

Elsie Mae_Begay_has become_a_public_activist, telling her family and_the Navajo Nation's story on_college campuses_and to Congress, to try to have practices_changed_and such health_hazards controlled. Her daughter-in-law, Mary Helen Begay, has been_filming webisodes of the EPA clean-up_effort, with a_camera_supplied_by Groundswell Educational Films,_which produced the documentary.

With an updated_epilogue in 2008, the film was_shown on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC_to Congressional and EPA staff. In_2008 Congress authorized a five-year,_five-agency clean-up_plan to mitigate environmental contamination_on the Navajo_reservation.

Since the_film was made,_Bernie Cly, one of the Navajo_family featured, has_been awarded $100,000 in compensation from_the_US government under_the_1990_Radiation Exposure_Compensation Act. The_legislation_was passed_to_compensate mine workers and residents for_environmental_damages due to uranium mining, especially from_the 1950s through the_1970s,_as the US government_was the sole purchaser of_the product.

Changes in law and practice
The_Navajo Nation_had long_been concerned about the effects of uranium mining on their members_at the reservation, due to longterm_effects from direct and_indirect exposure_to_contaminants. Their EPA_has_identified numerous_sites that need hazardous waste remediation. In_2005, the_Nation was the first indigenous nation_to prohibit such mining_on_its reservation.

Following identification of contaminated water_and structures, the United States Environmental_Protection Agency (EPA) and the_Navajo_Nation_have developed a five-year, multi-agency_plan to clean up contamination from_the sites. In_2011, it was completing the first major_project,_to remove 20,000 cubic yards of_materials_from the abandoned Skyline Mine, near_Begay's_former_home. Progress on reservation uranium_clean-up by the government is documented_with video webisodes online.

In early 2010, the Indian Health_Service began using_the documentary as an outreach_tool_to_raise awareness about uranium contamination and health issues on the_Navajo Nation_reservation. In 2014,_Amy Goodman used segments from The Return of Navajo Boy_to illustrate the effects of uranium mining_on Navajo land as part of the Democracy Now! program, "A_Slow-Motion