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 5
... look at this planet as a woman . She is the most im- portant female to us because she keeps us alive . We are nursing off her . ( Mary Gopher , Ojibeway , 1993 ) Indigenous women , they're supposed to look at themselves as the Earth ...
... look at this planet as a woman . She is the most im- portant female to us because she keeps us alive . We are nursing off her . ( Mary Gopher , Ojibeway , 1993 ) Indigenous women , they're supposed to look at themselves as the Earth ...
Page 55
... looks from this pollution . It has an ugly yel- lowish brown look to it ; it isn't very pleasant to look at . Comparing some of the water that looks contaminated to the streams that haven't been damaged by the pollution , you can tell ...
... looks from this pollution . It has an ugly yel- lowish brown look to it ; it isn't very pleasant to look at . Comparing some of the water that looks contaminated to the streams that haven't been damaged by the pollution , you can tell ...
Page 156
... look like water down there any more . You have to go way up in the mountains to find clear water . A lot of that time , they sprayed way up in the mountains and they pollute the creeks that way . They claim that bugs are eating up all ...
... look like water down there any more . You have to go way up in the mountains to find clear water . A lot of that time , they sprayed way up in the mountains and they pollute the creeks that way . They claim that bugs are eating up all ...
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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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