American Indian Environments: Ecological Issues in Native American History

by Robert W. Venables and Christopher Vecsey

Book Overview

Reflecting a variety of disciplines, approaches, and viewpoints, this collection of ten essays by both Indians and non-Indians covers a wide range of historical periods, areas, and topics concerning the changes in Indian environmental experiences.

Subjects include the role of the environment in religions; white practices of land use and the exploitation of energy resources on reservations; the historical background of sovereignty, its philosophy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815622279
• ISBN13: 9780815622277
• Release Date: December 1980
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"