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 38
... treaty or statute ( Merrion v . Jicar- illa Apache Tribe , 455 U.S. , at 149 , n . 14 ) . 1 In the Hell Gate Treaty of 1855 , the federal government ordered three tribes , the Salish , Koote- nai , and Pend Oreilles , to settle on what ...
... treaty or statute ( Merrion v . Jicar- illa Apache Tribe , 455 U.S. , at 149 , n . 14 ) . 1 In the Hell Gate Treaty of 1855 , the federal government ordered three tribes , the Salish , Koote- nai , and Pend Oreilles , to settle on what ...
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... Treaty of 1868 , the Great Sioux Reservation was formed which ceded original lands , claimed by the Sioux , to the U.S. government . Red Cloud of the Oglalas and Spotted Tail of the Brules signed the treaty , but Crazy Horse of the ...
... Treaty of 1868 , the Great Sioux Reservation was formed which ceded original lands , claimed by the Sioux , to the U.S. government . Red Cloud of the Oglalas and Spotted Tail of the Brules signed the treaty , but Crazy Horse of the ...
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... treaty policy rather than the current “ Treaty settlement policy . ” A major breakthrough in health will come when fundamental issues like poverty , unemployment , and housing are addressed . Professor of Maori and Pacific Island Health ...
... treaty policy rather than the current “ Treaty settlement policy . ” A major breakthrough in health will come when fundamental issues like poverty , unemployment , and housing are addressed . Professor of Maori and Pacific Island Health ...
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