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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... Today , such methods carry the contemporary euphemisms of assimilation , genocide , integration , acculturation , and racism ( Hill , 1996 ) . But Europeans failed to recognize and understand established healing practices of the ...
... Today , such methods carry the contemporary euphemisms of assimilation , genocide , integration , acculturation , and racism ( Hill , 1996 ) . But Europeans failed to recognize and understand established healing practices of the ...
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... Today , animals in the wild are accumulating high amounts of toxic chemicals posing substantial health , ecological , and cultural risks to American Indian populations who rely heavily on local fish , plants , and game for subsistence ...
... Today , animals in the wild are accumulating high amounts of toxic chemicals posing substantial health , ecological , and cultural risks to American Indian populations who rely heavily on local fish , plants , and game for subsistence ...
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... Today . Morrison , J. ( 1996b , October 22-29 ) . Sulfuric acid no longer a threat to Bad River Chippewa Band . Indian Country Today . Morrison , R. B. , & Wilson , C. R. ( 1992 ) . Native peoples : The Canadian experience . Al- berta ...
... Today . Morrison , J. ( 1996b , October 22-29 ) . Sulfuric acid no longer a threat to Bad River Chippewa Band . Indian Country Today . Morrison , R. B. , & Wilson , C. R. ( 1992 ) . Native peoples : The Canadian experience . Al- berta ...
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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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