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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... Plants were viewed as hairs of Mother Earth with their own spirit , their own communal life ; they were providers of food , fibers , colors , and beauty . Plants were the basis of life . They held particu- lar power and medicine and ...
... Plants were viewed as hairs of Mother Earth with their own spirit , their own communal life ; they were providers of food , fibers , colors , and beauty . Plants were the basis of life . They held particu- lar power and medicine and ...
Page 88
... plants before the sprayers came . And they fertilized the places where the plants grew . That wasn't way back though . There is one corporation that is a big farmer and from what I hear eventually the people say that all the little ...
... plants before the sprayers came . And they fertilized the places where the plants grew . That wasn't way back though . There is one corporation that is a big farmer and from what I hear eventually the people say that all the little ...
Page 95
... plants . During the orogenic process , forces thrust forest plants underground , deep underground , where their rich energy sources from the sun were converted by geological pres- sures into coal , gas , and oil , the fossil fuels we ...
... plants . During the orogenic process , forces thrust forest plants underground , deep underground , where their rich energy sources from the sun were converted by geological pres- sures into coal , gas , and oil , the fossil fuels we ...
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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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