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 111
... ground water quality . Students monitor wells and take ground water samples . An addi- tional pile of tailings exists 100 meters from the San Juan River . There are no data predicting the movement of contamination from this pile as it ...
... ground water quality . Students monitor wells and take ground water samples . An addi- tional pile of tailings exists 100 meters from the San Juan River . There are no data predicting the movement of contamination from this pile as it ...
Page 136
... ground . ( Koyukon , Athabascan ; Nelson , 1983 , p . 241 ) Early morning : The mist hangs in a ragged veil low over ... ground where Porcupine River Herd of barren ground caribou ( rangifer tarandus ) come to nourish them- selves during ...
... ground . ( Koyukon , Athabascan ; Nelson , 1983 , p . 241 ) Early morning : The mist hangs in a ragged veil low over ... ground where Porcupine River Herd of barren ground caribou ( rangifer tarandus ) come to nourish them- selves during ...
Page 197
... ground , and worrying about adequate irriga- tion water . It's a hard living where many ranchers have extra jobs off the ranch to make ends meet , hoping that fall sales will bring more than 53 cents a pound for calves . In Round Butte ...
... ground , and worrying about adequate irriga- tion water . It's a hard living where many ranchers have extra jobs off the ranch to make ends meet , hoping that fall sales will bring more than 53 cents a pound for calves . In Round Butte ...
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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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