"Provides new insight into the complexities of the rich culture of Native Americans and their sufferings."—The North American Review
"An important and timely book."—Book Forum
Reflecting a variety of disciplines, approaches, and viewpoints, this timely 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 American Indian 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.
December 1980
