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 123
... Cree , and Inuit populations of First Nations ' people providing for all of their needs . An Elder for the Cisabi Band of Cree , Margaret Sam Cromarty is a gentle soft - spoken woman who was born in Quebec in 1936 and has raised five ...
... Cree , and Inuit populations of First Nations ' people providing for all of their needs . An Elder for the Cisabi Band of Cree , Margaret Sam Cromarty is a gentle soft - spoken woman who was born in Quebec in 1936 and has raised five ...
Page 125
... Cree , calls the de- velopment on Cree lands a case of environmental racism ( Thurston , 1991 ) . In addition to the destruction caused by the rising waters , the building of a 700 - kilometer road across hunting lands belonging to six Cree ...
... Cree , calls the de- velopment on Cree lands a case of environmental racism ( Thurston , 1991 ) . In addition to the destruction caused by the rising waters , the building of a 700 - kilometer road across hunting lands belonging to six Cree ...
Page 126
... Cree reluctantly agreed to a financial set- tlement which amounts to $ 10,000 a year per family , plus exclusive hunt- ing , fishing , and trapping rights to Cree hunters . To the Cree people in the villages , the ruling was a great ...
... Cree reluctantly agreed to a financial set- tlement which amounts to $ 10,000 a year per family , plus exclusive hunt- ing , fishing , and trapping rights to Cree hunters . To the Cree people in the villages , the ruling was a great ...
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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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