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 66
... dump [ cultural data ] . In her inventory of burnables in the dump , Teresa discovered that the municipality openly burns house- hold refuse including plastics , newspapers , and other recyclables . The burning of plastics releases ...
... dump [ cultural data ] . In her inventory of burnables in the dump , Teresa discovered that the municipality openly burns house- hold refuse including plastics , newspapers , and other recyclables . The burning of plastics releases ...
Page 88
... dump their trash ... out toward the west here . Someone from the outside from Chicago - had land that he dug up and he let all these people dump their trash there from the city . They found a lot of syringes and rubber gloves . It was ...
... dump their trash ... out toward the west here . Someone from the outside from Chicago - had land that he dug up and he let all these people dump their trash there from the city . They found a lot of syringes and rubber gloves . It was ...
Page 114
... dumps , Leroy and other consultants developed " deals " that offer money along with community facilities and improve- ments to any community accepting a waste dump . Through this policy , the government hoped to force communities to bid ...
... dumps , Leroy and other consultants developed " deals " that offer money along with community facilities and improve- ments to any community accepting a waste dump . Through this policy , the government hoped to force communities to bid ...
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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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