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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... called developed countries . In the past decades , the gap between so - called developed and devel- oping countries has been widened with regard to almost all indicators used by the United Nations Statistical Office . Recently , we find ...
... called developed countries . In the past decades , the gap between so - called developed and devel- oping countries has been widened with regard to almost all indicators used by the United Nations Statistical Office . Recently , we find ...
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... called the Gros Ventre . The other tribe [ on the reservation ] is called the Assiniboine . On my reservation , or just a few miles off the reservation but on the boundary of the reserva- tion , we have a mining industry called Pegasus ...
... called the Gros Ventre . The other tribe [ on the reservation ] is called the Assiniboine . On my reservation , or just a few miles off the reservation but on the boundary of the reserva- tion , we have a mining industry called Pegasus ...
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... called cesium - 137 . But every atom of cesium - 137 from Chernobyl started out as an atom of uranium . These radioactive materials , which are called fission products — the ones in bomb fallout and in nuclear reactors - should not be ...
... called cesium - 137 . But every atom of cesium - 137 from Chernobyl started out as an atom of uranium . These radioactive materials , which are called fission products — the ones in bomb fallout and in nuclear reactors - should not be ...
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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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