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 38
... treaty or statute ( Merrion v . Jicar- illa Apache Tribe , 455 U.S. , at 149 , n . 14 ) . In the Hell Gate Treaty of 1855 , the federal government ordered three tribes , the Salish , Koote- nai , and Pend Oreilles , to settle on what is ...
... treaty or statute ( Merrion v . Jicar- illa Apache Tribe , 455 U.S. , at 149 , n . 14 ) . In the Hell Gate Treaty of 1855 , the federal government ordered three tribes , the Salish , Koote- nai , and Pend Oreilles , to settle on what is ...
Page 84
... Treaty , the Black Hills have never been ceded by treaty to the U.S. government . Mount Rushmore and the many tourist traps that sur- round it stand illegally on Lakota land . Although the U.S. government of- fered the Lakota $ 17.5 ...
... Treaty , the Black Hills have never been ceded by treaty to the U.S. government . Mount Rushmore and the many tourist traps that sur- round it stand illegally on Lakota land . Although the U.S. government of- fered the Lakota $ 17.5 ...
Page 171
... treaty policy rather than the current " Treaty settlement policy . " A major breakthrough in health will come when fundamental issues like poverty , unemployment , and housing are addressed . Professor of Maori and Pacific Island Health ...
... treaty policy rather than the current " Treaty settlement policy . " A major breakthrough in health will come when fundamental issues like poverty , unemployment , and housing are addressed . Professor of Maori and Pacific Island Health ...
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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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