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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... problems for any group of Americans including those chiefly related to reservations . These include health effects resulting from eco- logical pollution and collisions of culture , and emissions of toxic waste dumps , mining , and air ...
... problems for any group of Americans including those chiefly related to reservations . These include health effects resulting from eco- logical pollution and collisions of culture , and emissions of toxic waste dumps , mining , and air ...
Page 190
... problems in Murmansk . It is difficult because of our limited common languages . ] It is a difficult [ environmental pollution ] problems . We have cooper- ation with other countries and they help us in these problems . If we can go to ...
... problems in Murmansk . It is difficult because of our limited common languages . ] It is a difficult [ environmental pollution ] problems . We have cooper- ation with other countries and they help us in these problems . If we can go to ...
Page 199
... problems before they become catastrophic problems . In 1975 , the U.S. government passed the Indian Self - Determination Act . The act reaffirmed the federal trust responsibility to the Indian peo- ple and rejects the policy of ...
... problems before they become catastrophic problems . In 1975 , the U.S. government passed the Indian Self - Determination Act . The act reaffirmed the federal trust responsibility to the Indian peo- ple and rejects the policy of ...
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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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