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Nature and the environment in pre-Columbian American life

Title
Nature and the environment in pre-Columbian American life [electronic resource] / Stacy Kowtko.
Author
Kowtko, Stacy.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.

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Description
1 online resource (xvi, 210 p.) : ill.
Series Statement
The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series, 1080-4749
Uniform Title
Nature and the environment in pre-Columbian American life (Online)
Alternative Title
Nature and the environment in pre-Columbian American life (Online)
Subject
  • Indians of North America > Social conditions
  • Ethnoecology > North America
  • Human ecology > North America > Philosophy
  • Indian philosophy > North America
  • Indians of North America > Social life and customs
  • North America > Environmental conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-207) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction -- The people and the land : who was here before Columbus -- Animal and human interaction : natural cooperation in the environment -- Agriculture : cultivating a living out of the environment -- Human habitation in the environment : live and let live -- Survival of the most resourceful : hunting and gathering -- Spiritual environment : religious beliefs and practices -- Movement in the environment : migration and transportation -- The art of fun and games : Native American leisure and the environment -- Two halves of the same environment : gender roles in Native American society -- Epilogue.
LCCN
2006012036
OCLC
ssj0000208778
Author
Kowtko, Stacy.
Title
Nature and the environment in pre-Columbian American life [electronic resource] / Stacy Kowtko.
Imprint
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
Series
The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series, 1080-4749
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-207) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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