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 98
... River Band in Odanah , Wisconsin , set up their drum ( the heart beat of the people ) on the tracks of an active railroad to stop the transportation of sulfuric acid across their reservation . Mem- bers of the Indian and non - Indian ...
... River Band in Odanah , Wisconsin , set up their drum ( the heart beat of the people ) on the tracks of an active railroad to stop the transportation of sulfuric acid across their reservation . Mem- bers of the Indian and non - Indian ...
Page 130
... river and near the reservation . Waste from the industrial complexes including PCBs , mer- cury , mirex and other toxins was discharged into the river . By the 1980s , the amount of toxic contamination reached serious levels . Turtles ...
... river and near the reservation . Waste from the industrial complexes including PCBs , mer- cury , mirex and other toxins was discharged into the river . By the 1980s , the amount of toxic contamination reached serious levels . Turtles ...
Page 147
... River to the Columbia River and this was a route they were familiar with . They traveled south to trade and to barter for things in the Columbia River area that outsiders had brought . Invading new peoples brought things that were ...
... River to the Columbia River and this was a route they were familiar with . They traveled south to trade and to barter for things in the Columbia River area that outsiders had brought . Invading new peoples brought things that were ...
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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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