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 62
... women compared to premenopausal women , there is about a 22 percent increase in blood lead levels . ” This again puts such women at risk . Grey Wolf's Words : The Month of the Buttercups Grey Wolf is not his real name , but is a name I ...
... women compared to premenopausal women , there is about a 22 percent increase in blood lead levels . ” This again puts such women at risk . Grey Wolf's Words : The Month of the Buttercups Grey Wolf is not his real name , but is a name I ...
Page 150
... women share their lives in the community that I grew up in , I observed the way women honored their men and vice versa . Men were so proud of the handiwork of their women and the women who could put a meal on that could be enjoyed by ...
... women share their lives in the community that I grew up in , I observed the way women honored their men and vice versa . Men were so proud of the handiwork of their women and the women who could put a meal on that could be enjoyed by ...
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... women who painted these things began to get sick . This was first reported by an American dentist called Blum , who said that he had some very young women — 19 years old , 18 years old , 20 years old - coming into his dentistry office ...
... women who painted these things began to get sick . This was first reported by an American dentist called Blum , who said that he had some very young women — 19 years old , 18 years old , 20 years old - coming into his dentistry office ...
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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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