land tenure

Explores ten instances where white man's encroachments upon the sacred grounds of Indian tribes show the tragic effects of a confrontation that is bound to harm both sides.

A Suquamish Indian chief describes his people's respect and love for the earth, and concern for its destruction.

A Suquamish Indian chief describes his people's respect and love for the earth, and concern for its destruction.

Tells the story of how the minerals and oil industries were able to use the resources on Native American lands, the governmental policies that were involved, and the efforts of Native Americans to preserve and regain control of their lands.

Traces the evolution of the Native American environmental ethic, defining native ecological practices before and during early colonization, describing the Navajos' response to ecological changes in their land during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and examining environmental crises in the late 1900s.

Examines the process by which Native Americans lost their land, chronicling the creation of land ownership laws in the U.S. and explaining that the acquisition of the power to create and enforce such laws played a bigger role in the Native Americans' fate than military force.

A short history of the Suquamish people from the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and their leader Chief Seattle including an explanation of the speech he gave in 1854 expressing a commitment to live in peace.

A Suquamish Indian chief describes his people's respect and love for the earth, and concern for its destruction.