Keepers of the Central Fire: Issues in Ecology for Indigenous PeoplesJones and Bartlett, 1999 - 250 pages The health of Native Americans is intimately tied to the health of the environment. Yet abuses of land, water, and air continue to compromise the health of native people and their land rights. This fascinating book explores this intimate relationship between people and the land, and environment and health. Here is an important message for health care providers, ecologists, and those who attempt to live their lives in harmony with the earth. |
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Page 99
... Canadian Ojibwe ) . Aerial spray- ing of herbicides and pesticides in forest areas is a practice both in the United States and Canada . Defoliants and pesticides are used to increase the size of tree growth . Spraying occurs in the same ...
... Canadian Ojibwe ) . Aerial spray- ing of herbicides and pesticides in forest areas is a practice both in the United States and Canada . Defoliants and pesticides are used to increase the size of tree growth . Spraying occurs in the same ...
Page 129
... Canada and New York State , supplied most of their food by planting crops of squash , beans , and corn . Taking advantage of moderate climate and soils , their populations concentrated in the St. Lawrence River Valley and southern ...
... Canada and New York State , supplied most of their food by planting crops of squash , beans , and corn . Taking advantage of moderate climate and soils , their populations concentrated in the St. Lawrence River Valley and southern ...
Page 215
... Canada , which was the first country to produce and process uranium as such . The first uranium processed by Canada was used to produce nuclear explosives for the atomic bombs dropped at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Indeed , the ...
... Canada , which was the first country to produce and process uranium as such . The first uranium processed by Canada was used to produce nuclear explosives for the atomic bombs dropped at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Indeed , the ...
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Keepers of the Central Fire: Issues in Ecology for Indigenous Peoples Lorelei A. Lambert Limited preview - 1999 |
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