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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... human and the environmental , she suggests further that these energy fields are in continuous process as open systems continually ex- changing energy with one another ( Dailey , Maupin , Satterly , Schnell , & Wallace , 1989 ) ...
... human and the environmental , she suggests further that these energy fields are in continuous process as open systems continually ex- changing energy with one another ( Dailey , Maupin , Satterly , Schnell , & Wallace , 1989 ) ...
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... human beings . It must be respected as a means to human ends ( Chessworth , 1996 ) . It is a vision that allows for technology and technological developments to solve immediate problems . It is a vision that exalts one species , Homo ...
... human beings . It must be respected as a means to human ends ( Chessworth , 1996 ) . It is a vision that allows for technology and technological developments to solve immediate problems . It is a vision that exalts one species , Homo ...
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... human genome - the complete collection of human genetic ma- terial , including the estimated 50,000 to 100,000 genes contained in human DNA . A variety of other countries have undertaken the study of human genomes including Great ...
... human genome - the complete collection of human genetic ma- terial , including the estimated 50,000 to 100,000 genes contained in human DNA . A variety of other countries have undertaken the study of human genomes including Great ...
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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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