Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-298) and index.

Native Americans : America's first ecologists? -- Ecological and spiritual dimensions of the 1680 Pueblo revolt in colonial New Mexico -- Pre-and post-Columbian native ecology : the Yamasees -- Navajo ecology and government policy : how many sheep are too many -- and why? -- The Navajos and national sacrifice -- Fishing rights : the usual and accustomed places -- Akwesasne's toxic turtles -- The high cost of uranium -- Native American environmental testimonies : the last frontiers of ecocide. Looks at the continuing expropriation of Indian land and traditional subsistence rights, the destruction wrought by strip mining, the radioactive fallout of uranium mining, the contamination of water, and air and groundwater pollution that threatens livestock and human lives.