Lead remains hazard

0 Comments | Indian Country Today (Lakota Times), September, 2000 | by Selden, Ron

Selden, Ron Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 09-27-2000 Lead remains hazard By Ron Selden TODAY CORRESPONDENT ROCKY BOY, Mont. - Chippewa-Cree leaders know they have health-related problems with lead in paint and plumbing, but finding solutions is proving to be more challenging than expected. Armed with a four-year, $410,000 grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the tribe since 1996 has conducted a public education campaign about lead hazards on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, identified many sources of the material, and tried to pressure the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to do abatement work in tribal housing projects, where most of the problems have been found. In conjunction with the Child Health Champion...