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 70
... north in the dark of an early September 1878. They would rather die fighting for their homeland than die of White man's disease as his pris- oner . Leaving most of their belongings behind including horses , they had to march many ...
... north in the dark of an early September 1878. They would rather die fighting for their homeland than die of White man's disease as his pris- oner . Leaving most of their belongings behind including horses , they had to march many ...
Page 125
... North American continent and together form a critical link between Arctic and sub - Arctic nesting grounds of migratory birds and their wintering grounds in the south . Crops of eel grass meadows located on the shores of the bay provide ...
... North American continent and together form a critical link between Arctic and sub - Arctic nesting grounds of migratory birds and their wintering grounds in the south . Crops of eel grass meadows located on the shores of the bay provide ...
Page 147
... North America ] . They [ our people ] knew many new things would be available if they crossed the waters to that part of the land . So it was a common route that people took to go bartering , and they intermarried . So east and west , north ...
... North America ] . They [ our people ] knew many new things would be available if they crossed the waters to that part of the land . So it was a common route that people took to go bartering , and they intermarried . So east and west , north ...
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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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