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Environmentalists from our First Nations / Vincent Schilling.
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Title:Environmentalists from our First Nations / Vincent Schilling.
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Author/Creator:Schilling, Vincent, 1967-
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Other Contributors/Collections:Xwi7xwa Collection
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Published/Created:Toronto : Second Story Press, ©2011.
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Location:XWI7XWA LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: YUB S35 E58 2011
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:XWI7XWA LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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FNHL (Xwi7xwa) Subjects:Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples--Environmental concerns.
Indigenous Peoples--Environment.
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Canadian Subjects: Indigenous activists--Canada
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Library of Congress Subjects: Environmentalists--Canada
Environmentalists--United States
Indian activists--Canada
Indian activists--United States
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Genre/Form:Biographies
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Description:xvi, 127 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
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Series:First Nations series for young readers.
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Local note:First Nations author - St. Regis Mohawk
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Notes:Includes glossary.
Includes bibliographical references.
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ISBN:9781897187982
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Contents:Chapter 1 Melina Laboucan-Massimo (Lubicon Lake Band of Cree) : uses her passion to stop oil extraction from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada
Chapter 2 Winona LaDuke (White Earth Band of Ojibwe) : works to reclaim Native lands, advocates renewable energy resources, and protects Native cultures
Chapter 3 Clayton Thomas-Muller (Mathais Colomb Cree Nation) : advocates for Indigenous self-determination and campaigns against tar sands extraction
Chapter 4 Ben Powless (Mohawk) : addresses climate change issues with his youthful energy and skills
Chapter 5 Tom Goldtooth (Navajo/Dakota) : fights for environmental and economic justice, sustainable development, and effective economic systems
Chapter 6 Grace Thorpe (Sac and Fox Nation) : dedicated her retirement years to keeping Native reservations from becoming nuclear waste dumps
Chapter 7 Sarah James (Gwich'in) : defends the Porcupine caribou herd and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alaska
Chapter 8 Enei Begaye (Navajo) and Evon Peter (Gwich'in) : work as a couple on environmental issues and sustainable strategies for Native people
Chapter 9 Klee Benally (Navajo) : uses the media to empower Native communities in their fight for environmental justice
Chapter 10 Teague Allston (Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia) : works for environmental justice and ensures a tribal voice is heard in Washington, DC.