生命之河 : 北美土著人的可持续实践

Sustainability: Learning from the Past

1 The Context for Our Sustainability Story

1.1 Post-1492: European Colonialism Impacts on Peoples ofthe Americas

1.2 Post-1492: European Colonialism: Thirst for Resource-rich Lands

1.3 We Need A Different Glue to Make Sustainability Work

1.4 Essential Sustainability: Insights from A Water Metaphor

1.4.1 Water-A Scarce Global Common Resource

1.4.2 Water as A Sacred Resource

1.4.3 Water, Water Everywhere but Still Scarce

1.5 Our Coyote Mascot Blends the Dual Nature of Sustainability

1.6 A Tribal Perspective on Sustainability Coyote Essentials

2 Battles to Eliminate Native American Traditionsand Cultures

2.1 European Colonial "Manifest Destiny"

2.1.1 Taming Indian Lands through Agriculture

2.1.2 Euro-Americans Settling the "Wild West"

2.1.3 Becoming Civilized: Redemption and Westward Migration

2.2 War on Native American Cultures and Traditions

2.2.1 U.S. Relocation, Termination and Assimilation Policies

2.2.2 Removal of Buffalo for "Manifest Destiny"

2.2.3 Removal of Salmon in the Pacific Northwest

2.2.4 Building Dams on Tribal Lands

2.3 Contemporary Context of Native American Lands and Resources

A Lens on Cultures and Traditions of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

3 Introduction to Folklore and Cultural Survival

3.1 Western World Stories

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Portfolio for Sustainability: Native American Behavior Blended with Western Science

Culture as the Core of Native American Resource Leadership

References

Index

Sustainability defines the need for any society to live within the constraints of the land's capacity to deliver all natural resources the society consumes. This book compares the general differences between Native Americans and western world view towards resources， It will provide the 'nuts and bolts' of a sustainability portfolio designed by indigenous peoples.
　　This book introduces the ideas on how to link nature and society to make sustainable choices. To be sustainable， nature and its endowment needs to be linked to human behavior similar to the practices ofindigenous peoples. The main goal of this book is to facilitate thinking about how to change behavior and to integrate culture into thinking and decision-processes.