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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... North America - Health and hygiene . 2. Ecology- Environmental aspects . I. Title . [ DNLM : 1. Environmental Health . 2. Indians , North American . 3. Ethnology - North America . 4. Ecology . WA 30 L222k 1998 ] RA448.5.15L36 1998 613 ...
... North America - Health and hygiene . 2. Ecology- Environmental aspects . I. Title . [ DNLM : 1. Environmental Health . 2. Indians , North American . 3. Ethnology - North America . 4. Ecology . WA 30 L222k 1998 ] RA448.5.15L36 1998 613 ...
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... north in the dark of an early September 1878. They would rather die fighting for their homeland than die of White man's disease as his pris- oner . Leaving most of their belongings behind including horses , they had to march many ...
... north in the dark of an early September 1878. They would rather die fighting for their homeland than die of White man's disease as his pris- oner . Leaving most of their belongings behind including horses , they had to march many ...
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... North , they were a large tribe . A quarrel arose with the band chiefs , and the tribe separated , one group remaining in the north ; the other , the group that called themselves the Kiowa , traveling south . The Old Kiowas think the ...
... North , they were a large tribe . A quarrel arose with the band chiefs , and the tribe separated , one group remaining in the north ; the other , the group that called themselves the Kiowa , traveling south . The Old Kiowas think 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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