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 153
... fish for the kinds of protein that are not available in any other form . Not all people are fish eaters , so they don't give the respect to the salmon that my people have . They have a different feeling about it because they have not ...
... fish for the kinds of protein that are not available in any other form . Not all people are fish eaters , so they don't give the respect to the salmon that my people have . They have a different feeling about it because they have not ...
Page 154
... fish ; you couldn't just go out in the open to catch fish . If we wanted to fish , we had to go up to the spawning area and gaff and spear fish . It was the only way we could get our fish . All the three different tribes were in the ...
... fish ; you couldn't just go out in the open to catch fish . If we wanted to fish , we had to go up to the spawning area and gaff and spear fish . It was the only way we could get our fish . All the three different tribes were in the ...
Page 155
... fish , but after they shut us down so we couldn't fish no more and the sportsmen were fishing and they shut the sports fishermen down , and now they are working on the gill netters in the salt water . They are shuttin ' them down now ...
... fish , but after they shut us down so we couldn't fish no more and the sportsmen were fishing and they shut the sports fishermen down , and now they are working on the gill netters in the salt water . They are shuttin ' them down now ...
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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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