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 54
... gold could be mined " ( personal communication , Grand- mother Little Shell ) . In the late 1880s and early 1890s , prospectors roaming the hills of the Little Rockies found gold , and they paid little attention that their strike was ...
... gold could be mined " ( personal communication , Grand- mother Little Shell ) . In the late 1880s and early 1890s , prospectors roaming the hills of the Little Rockies found gold , and they paid little attention that their strike was ...
Page 60
... gold . Cyanide solutions are sprayed onto heaps of low- grade ore to extract the gold . The cyanide trickles down through the crushed ore , dissolving the ore and releasing the gold . The processing so- lutions are collected from the ...
... gold . Cyanide solutions are sprayed onto heaps of low- grade ore to extract the gold . The cyanide trickles down through the crushed ore , dissolving the ore and releasing the gold . The processing so- lutions are collected from the ...
Page 162
... gold mining in Brazil since gold was first dis- covered in the Amazon basin in the 18th century . In the last 10 years , between 1-2,000 tons of this highly poisonous liquid metal have been released into the Amazon Basin . ( Greenpeace ...
... gold mining in Brazil since gold was first dis- covered in the Amazon basin in the 18th century . In the last 10 years , between 1-2,000 tons of this highly poisonous liquid metal have been released into the Amazon Basin . ( Greenpeace ...
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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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