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Turner, Nancy J.,
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Traditional ecological knowledge -- British Columbia.
Indians of North America -- Science -- British Columbia.
Nature conservation.
Sustainable development.
Human ecology.
Indians of North America -- British Columbia.
Philosophy of nature.
Ethnobotany.
Aboriginal peoples -- Canada.
Indigenous peoples -- Ecology.
Conservation of natural resources.
Environmental protection.
Ethnoscience.
Green movement.
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The earth's blanket ...
The
earth
's
blanket
: [traditional teachings for sustainable living] /
by
Turner, Nancy J.,
Vancouver, BC : Douglas & McIntyre, 2007, c2005.
Subjects
Traditional ecological knowledge -- British Columbia.
Indians of North America -- Science -- British Columbia.
Nature conservation.
Sustainable development.
Human ecology.
Indians of North America -- British Columbia.
Philosophy of nature.
Ethnobotany.
Aboriginal peoples -- Canada.
Indigenous peoples -- Ecology.
Conservation of natural resources.
Environmental protection.
Ethnoscience.
Green movement.
Description:
298 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-283) and index.
Contents:
Prologue: the land and the peoples -- Wealth and value in a changing world -- Land-based stories of Peoples and home places -- A kincentric approach to nature -- Honouring nature through ceremony and ritual -- The balance between humans and nature -- Looking after the lands and waters -- Everything is one -- Finding meaning in a comtemporary context.
Summary:
"Ethnobotanist Nancy Turner explores the wealth of ecological knowledge and spirtiual connection to the natural world that is fundamental to indigenous cultures and lifeways. ... Aboriginal peoples in the northwestern North America ... share their stories and perspectives about the natural world."--Hardcover jacket.
Audience:
Intermediate, Senior.
Local Subjects:
Native studies.
First Nations.
ISBN:
9781553651802 (pbk.) :
1553651804 (pbk.) :
9781553650812
1553650816
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Terry James Resource Library
Non-Fiction
970.00497 TUR
0001844475
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