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Story earth : native voices on the environment / compiled by Inter Press Service.

Inter Press Service. (Added Author).

Summary:

Collection of eighteen global environmental crisis statements from representatives of indigenous peoples of six continents.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1562790358
  • ISBN: 9781562790356
  • Physical Description: xix, 200 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Mercury House, ©1993.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Translation of: Verhaal aarde.
Formatted Contents Note:
Editor's Preface / Pablo Piacentini -- Introduction / Gro Harlem Brundtland -- United States. Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki): The Circle Is the Way to See -- Canada. Tanien (Daniel) Ashini (Sheshatshiu, Natassinan): We Have Been Pushed to the Edge of a Cliff -- Guatemala. Rigoberto Queme Chay (Maya): The Corn Men Have Not Forgotten Their Ancient Gods -- Brazil. Marcos Terena (Terena): Sing the Song of the Voice of the Forest -- Peru. Salvador Palomino (Quechua): Three Times, Three Spaces in Cosmos Quechua -- Easter Island. Alberto Hotus Chavez (Rapanui): If You Sell the Earth, What Happens to the Sun?
Solomon Islands. Nathan Wate (Lau): The Saltwater People -- Papua New Guinea. Damien Arabagali (Huli): They Trampled on Our Taboos -- Australia. Dambutja Datarak (Aborigine): Iharang, the Healing Plant -- Philippines. Pablo Santos (Aeta): The Day the Mountain Said No -- Sri Lanka. Sarath Kotagama (Buddhist): Practice What You Preach: A Lesson for Sustainable Living -- Nepal.
Subject:
Human ecology > Philosophy.
Indigenous peoples.
Human beings > Effect of environment on.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library GF 21 .S76 1993 022364 Stacks Available -
Lummi Library GF 21 .S76 1993 679811 Stacks Available -

Electronic resources

Version of Resource: http://www.gbv.de/dms/hbz/toc/ht005042181.pdf

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