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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... United States for use elsewhere . DDT returns to the United States on fruits and vegetables , such as can- teloupe , strawberries , and green peppers grown in tropical countries for U.S. import . The world has become permeated with ...
... United States for use elsewhere . DDT returns to the United States on fruits and vegetables , such as can- teloupe , strawberries , and green peppers grown in tropical countries for U.S. import . The world has become permeated with ...
Page 90
... United States . • The Reservation has been the target of toxic wastes from multinational corporations that promised the people jobs and economic develop- ment . The case is up before the Supreme Court in Washington , DC , to return ...
... United States . • The Reservation has been the target of toxic wastes from multinational corporations that promised the people jobs and economic develop- ment . The case is up before the Supreme Court in Washington , DC , to return ...
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... United States is on Reservation lands . Twenty percent of the national total was mined on reservations in 1975 ( Grinde & Johansen , 1995 ) . Although two - thirds of uranium reserves in the United States are located on Indian lands ...
... United States is on Reservation lands . Twenty percent of the national total was mined on reservations in 1975 ( Grinde & Johansen , 1995 ) . Although two - thirds of uranium reserves in the United States are located on Indian lands ...
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