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 27
... problems for any group of Americans including those chiefly related to reservations . These include health effects resulting from eco- logical pollution and collisions of culture , and emissions of toxic waste dumps , mining , and air ...
... problems for any group of Americans including those chiefly related to reservations . These include health effects resulting from eco- logical pollution and collisions of culture , and emissions of toxic waste dumps , mining , and air ...
Page 127
... problem . The process has strengthened the Cree ability to confront the problems that threaten them , but it has not funda- mentally resolved those problems or provided a mutually acceptable new relationship between the Cree and the ...
... problem . The process has strengthened the Cree ability to confront the problems that threaten them , but it has not funda- mentally resolved those problems or provided a mutually acceptable new relationship between the Cree and the ...
Page 190
... problems in Murmansk . It is difficult because of our limited common languages . ] It is a difficult [ environmental pollution ] problems . We have cooper- ation with other countries and they help us in these problems . If we can go to ...
... problems in Murmansk . It is difficult because of our limited common languages . ] It is a difficult [ environmental pollution ] problems . We have cooper- ation with other countries and they help us in these problems . If we can go to ...
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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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