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Recovering the sacred : the power of naming and claiming /

"An overview of efforts by Native Americans to regain cultural and genetic patrimony and the conditions needed for traditional spiritual practices, including tribal histories, analysis of changes to nutrition, economy, and physical environment, and actions taken toward pollution abatement, dam...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: LaDuke, Winona
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : South End Press, [2005]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Religion.
Indian philosophy > North America.
Indians of North America > Social conditions.
Sacred space > North America.
Ethnoecology > North America.
Cultural property > Protection > North America.
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Summary:"An overview of efforts by Native Americans to regain cultural and genetic patrimony and the conditions needed for traditional spiritual practices, including tribal histories, analysis of changes to nutrition, economy, and physical environment, and actions taken toward pollution abatement, dam removal, land and cultural reclamation, and alternative energy production"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:294 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-280) and index.
ISBN:0896087123 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0896087131 (hardcover : alk. paper)