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 52
... tree a victim of the chain saw . Every blade of grass , every wildflower scraped clean by the bulldozer . The trees were carried off by trucks screaming down the highway to the lumber mill to make wood chips for paper . The trees ...
... tree a victim of the chain saw . Every blade of grass , every wildflower scraped clean by the bulldozer . The trees were carried off by trucks screaming down the highway to the lumber mill to make wood chips for paper . The trees ...
Page 155
... trees now . It's not the company that's plantin ' trees . It's the state of Washington or the tribe . The tribe will get the contract to plant and they'll send our young men out to plant them . A lot of my grandsons around here are out ...
... trees now . It's not the company that's plantin ' trees . It's the state of Washington or the tribe . The tribe will get the contract to plant and they'll send our young men out to plant them . A lot of my grandsons around here are out ...
Page 158
... trees steady . Rain forests are noisy places with insects calling day and night . Lux- uriant and flamboyant birds make their presence known with unique cries , such as the tonk - tonk - tonk of the bearded - bell bird . Mosquitoes ...
... trees steady . Rain forests are noisy places with insects calling day and night . Lux- uriant and flamboyant birds make their presence known with unique cries , such as the tonk - tonk - tonk of the bearded - bell bird . Mosquitoes ...
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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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