Elizabeth Hoover: 1 book
The River Is in Us
Fighting Toxics in a Mohawk Community
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Mohawk midwife Katsi Cook lives in Akwesasne, an indigenous community in upstate New York that is downwind and downstream from three Superfund sites. For years she witnessed elevated rates of miscarriages, birth defects, and cancer in her town, ultimately drawing connections between environmental...
