Bruce E Johansen
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Clyde Warrior was a Ponca who helped propel the American Indian rights movement in the 1960s. Richard (Skip) Hayward was the Pequot most responsible for starting Foxwoods, the world's largest casino. Chickasaw John Herrington was the first Native American astronaut. Now there's a place to meet them all--and many other noteworthy Native Americans, including Navajo poet Laura Tohe and Luiseno performance artist James Luna.
Native Americans Today: A...
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Covers topics such as: animal management and poaching, bauxite mining, biodiversity, climate change, coal strip mining, cobalt mining, copper and zinc mining, dams (hydroelectric power), deforestation (logging), diamond mining, ecology, economic development, electricity transmission, fishing and whaling, forced labor, fur trade, global warming, gold and silver mining, imported diseases, kitty-litter mining, land tenure, methane gas extraction, native...