Iyanbito gets tested for uranium exposure
Evalyn Lee talks with clients during a survey screening process on Tuesday at the Iyanbito Chapter House. The community was participating in a uranium exposure screening program. © 2011 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

By Vida Volkert
Staff writer

IYANBITO — Pointing at the red mesas shimmering under the sun a few hundred feet away, Albert Shirley made a mental count. There used to be seven water wells at Iyanbito.

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