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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... Mother as far back as 1776 [ the birth of what we modern people call the United States ] , “ . . . for this Big Turtle [ Island ] 1 being our common Mother , we and they are like flesh and blood . " To the Lakota Sioux Nation , White ...
... Mother as far back as 1776 [ the birth of what we modern people call the United States ] , “ . . . for this Big Turtle [ Island ] 1 being our common Mother , we and they are like flesh and blood . " To the Lakota Sioux Nation , White ...
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... Mother Earth and we go back to Mother Earth . • We can't own Mother Earth . • We're just visiting her . We're the Creator's guests ( Leon Shenandoah , 1993 ) . Similar ideals guide other Indigenous and First Nations ' people across ...
... Mother Earth and we go back to Mother Earth . • We can't own Mother Earth . • We're just visiting her . We're the Creator's guests ( Leon Shenandoah , 1993 ) . Similar ideals guide other Indigenous and First Nations ' people across ...
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... mother and my dad respect one another ; and my dad always encouraging my mother to be a speaker and encouraging her to be in the forefront . She would do as he asked and be the speaker for any occa- sion . But when it came to something ...
... mother and my dad respect one another ; and my dad always encouraging my mother to be a speaker and encouraging her to be in the forefront . She would do as he asked and be the speaker for any occa- sion . But when it came to something ...
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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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