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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... gold and diamonds in there being mined , but not destroying the environment . Next door to Surinam is British Guyana ... gold was discovered in this region , home to 8,000 forest - dwelling Yanomami Indi- ans . Thirty thousand Brazilian ...
... gold and diamonds in there being mined , but not destroying the environment . Next door to Surinam is British Guyana ... gold was discovered in this region , home to 8,000 forest - dwelling Yanomami Indi- ans . Thirty thousand Brazilian ...
Page 162
... gold mining in Brazil since gold was first dis- covered in the Amazon basin in the 18th century . In the last 10 years , between 1-2,000 tons of this highly poisonous liquid metal have been released into the Amazon Basin . ( Greenpeace ...
... gold mining in Brazil since gold was first dis- covered in the Amazon basin in the 18th century . In the last 10 years , between 1-2,000 tons of this highly poisonous liquid metal have been released into the Amazon Basin . ( Greenpeace ...
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... gold - mining town of Itaituba , which has the largest concentration of gold traders in the Brazilian Amazon , show that up to 37 percent of miners have excessive levels of mercury in their blood . Itaituba is in the Tapajos valley ...
... gold - mining town of Itaituba , which has the largest concentration of gold traders in the Brazilian Amazon , show that up to 37 percent of miners have excessive levels of mercury in their blood . Itaituba is in the Tapajos valley ...
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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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