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 40
... Language down very well and I know there is a lot of interpretation from Native Language to English that is lost . Our description of the land and nature is more of a relation- ship . It ties you in closer , but with the English I think ...
... Language down very well and I know there is a lot of interpretation from Native Language to English that is lost . Our description of the land and nature is more of a relation- ship . It ties you in closer , but with the English I think ...
Page 144
... language . An elder , 80 years old , she is preserving her tribal history , language , stories , and ceremonies . “ It is a big responsibility , " she says . Teacher , storyteller , translator , researcher , tribal Elder , great ...
... language . An elder , 80 years old , she is preserving her tribal history , language , stories , and ceremonies . “ It is a big responsibility , " she says . Teacher , storyteller , translator , researcher , tribal Elder , great ...
Page 145
... language was handed down orally without written words , Vi and Thom Hess , an associate professor of linguistics at the University of Victoria , de- veloped an alphabet so the language could be written and created the Lushootseed ...
... language was handed down orally without written words , Vi and Thom Hess , an associate professor of linguistics at the University of Victoria , de- veloped an alphabet so the language could be written and created the Lushootseed ...
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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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