Resource Exploitation In Native North America: A Plague Upon The Peoples (Native America: Yesterday And Today)

This wide-ranging survey of the environmental damage to Native American lands and peoples in North America—in recent times as well as previous decades—documents the continuing impact on the health, wellness, land, and communities of indigenous peoples. * Exposes readers to complete and current information about the severe environmental and health concerns that American Indians living on reservations experience due to environmental degradation * Encourages awareness of the issues tribal governments and Indian communities commonly face in balancing economic rewards and environmental and health consequences * Provides important historical context to support readers' understanding of the present-day situation of American Indians and reservation life

• | Author: Bruce E. Johansen
• | Publisher: Praeger
• | Publication Date: Jan 11, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 144083184X
• | ISBN-13: 9781440831843