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Ecocide of Native America : environmental destruction of Indian lands and peoples / Donald A. Grinde, Bruce E. Johansen ; foreword by Howard Zinn.
Looks at the continuing expropriation of Indian land and traditional subsistence rights, the destruction wrought by strip mining, the radioactive fallout of uranium mining, the contamination of water, and air and groundwater pollution that threatens livestock and human lives.
Record details
- ISBN: 0940666529 :
- ISBN: 9780940666528
- Physical Description: 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Sante Fe, N.M. : Clear Light, c1995.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-298) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Native Americans : America's first ecologists? -- Ecological and spiritual dimensions of the 1680 Pueblo revolt in colonial New Mexico -- Pre-and post-Columbian native ecology : the Yamasees -- Navajo ecology and government policy : how many sheep are too many - and why? -- The Navajos and national sacrifice -- Fishing rights : the usual and accustomed places -- Akwesasne's toxic turtles -- The high cost of uranium -- Native American environmental testimonies : the last frontiers of ecocide. |
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| Subject: | Indians of North America > Land tenure. Indians of North America > Economic conditions. Environmental degradation > North America. Human ecology > North America. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | E 98 .L3 G75 1995 | 2245636 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | E 98 .L3 G75 1995 | 229773 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
| Lummi Library | E 98 .L3 G75 1995 | 285297 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | PNW E 98 .L3 G75 1995 | 229385 | PNW | Available | - |