{"product_id":"american-indian-environments-ecological-issues-in-native-american-history-paperback","title":"American Indian Environments: Ecological Issues in Native American History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Vecsey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert W. Venables\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflecting 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSubjects 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 and legality; and the plight of various uprooted Indians and the resulting clashes between Indian groups themselves as they compete for scarce resources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Canadian Subarctic to Ontario's Grassy Narrows, from the Iroquois to the Navajo, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Indian Environments\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution to understanding the Indians' attitude toward and dependence upon their environment and their continued struggles with non-Indians over it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Vecsey\u003c\/b\u003e is Harry Emerson Fosdick Professor of the Humanities and Religion at Colgate University. He has written extensively on religion in America and on the culture and religion of Native Americans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert W. Venables\u003c\/b\u003e is senior lecturer in the American Indian program at Cornell University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1980\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54091086397747,"sku":"9780815622277","price":39.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/H4SEPlUsuu9780815622277.webp?v=1789613276","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/american-indian-environments-ecological-issues-in-native-american-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}