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 57
... mountain range . Instead they are going to get the ugly run down mountains - if we don't do something now about the mountains . Sometimes , I am told that I live here because of how beautiful it is . Fort Belknap is my home and I should ...
... mountain range . Instead they are going to get the ugly run down mountains - if we don't do something now about the mountains . Sometimes , I am told that I live here because of how beautiful it is . Fort Belknap is my home and I should ...
Page 58
... mountains . This material is piled together in huge areas the size of several football fields . Cyanide is sprayed ... Mountains in 1979 just south of the Fort Belknap Reservation . Those mountains are traditionally called , by the ...
... mountains . This material is piled together in huge areas the size of several football fields . Cyanide is sprayed ... Mountains in 1979 just south of the Fort Belknap Reservation . Those mountains are traditionally called , by the ...
Page 146
... mountains up to the Skagit River , across the [ Cascade ] mountains into eastern Washington into Lake Shalan and were comfortable finding a path for themselves across the mountains into Shalan Country . They intermarried with people ...
... mountains up to the Skagit River , across the [ Cascade ] mountains into eastern Washington into Lake Shalan and were comfortable finding a path for themselves across the mountains into Shalan Country . They intermarried with people ...
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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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