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 97
... LAKES , United States , and Canada : ANISHINABE NATION The Ojibwe people of the Great Lakes region are known also as ... lake for themselves . Farther on in the meadow , a pale dawn adds color to fall leaves laced with frost crystals ...
... LAKES , United States , and Canada : ANISHINABE NATION The Ojibwe people of the Great Lakes region are known also as ... lake for themselves . Farther on in the meadow , a pale dawn adds color to fall leaves laced with frost crystals ...
Page 100
... Lake and the bounty of the lake's harvest lie at the center of their identity as a people . . . . The rice and the lake are the major link between themselves , Mother Earth , their ancestors , and fu- ture generations . The knowledge of ...
... Lake and the bounty of the lake's harvest lie at the center of their identity as a people . . . . The rice and the lake are the major link between themselves , Mother Earth , their ancestors , and fu- ture generations . The knowledge of ...
Page 101
... Lake Reservation ( formed in 1939 ) are the prime harvesters of wild rice in Wisconsin . The objective for develop- ment of Mole Lake Reservation is to guarantee forever the Sokaogon's con- trol of the aquatic resources of Rice Lake ...
... Lake Reservation ( formed in 1939 ) are the prime harvesters of wild rice in Wisconsin . The objective for develop- ment of Mole Lake Reservation is to guarantee forever the Sokaogon's con- trol of the aquatic resources of Rice Lake ...
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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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