Other testimonials describe children playing in sandboxes filled with uranium tailings. Lewis Cardinal of Native Student Services, the man mainly responsible for organizing the FAB exhibit, says it's important to present this story in a way that invites as many people as possible to participate, weaving their own stories into this dark chapter of Canadian history. This is a spiritual, emotional, physical and intellectual experience. It shows the faces and tells the story in a way that you feel it. Cardinal stresses that this is a story that's far from finished.
Uranium poisoning can skip generations, and the impact on wildlife in the area is immeasurable.
In 1996 the government reported there were 1.7 million tonnes of radioactive waste still remaining at the mine site, in the lake and at certain hot spots in the region. But as much as her exhibit is a powerful educational experience, Gilday is also issuing a challenge. This is not going to go away until there is some sense of public justice played out.