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 111
... Rock , Hal- cita , and M.V. Using the data for tribal remediation needs , students at Navajo Com- munity College are ... rock is dug up and crushed . A finely pulverized rock resembling flour is left . In Canada , 200 million tons of ...
... Rock , Hal- cita , and M.V. Using the data for tribal remediation needs , students at Navajo Com- munity College are ... rock is dug up and crushed . A finely pulverized rock resembling flour is left . In Canada , 200 million tons of ...
Page 216
... rock in a drawer . The rock contained ura- nium , and the drawer contained a photographic plate , which was well- wrapped and shielded from the light . Some weeks later , when Becquerel unwrapped and developed the plate , he found rays ...
... rock in a drawer . The rock contained ura- nium , and the drawer contained a photographic plate , which was well- wrapped and shielded from the light . Some weeks later , when Becquerel unwrapped and developed the plate , he found rays ...
Page 217
... rock ( she had to crush the rock and dissolve it in acid to get the uranium out , which is what we still do today in mining uranium ) and she found that even after the uranium had been removed , the crushed rock remained very ...
... rock ( she had to crush the rock and dissolve it in acid to get the uranium out , which is what we still do today in mining uranium ) and she found that even after the uranium had been removed , the crushed rock remained very ...
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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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