The River of Life : : Sustainable Practices of Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples / / Kristiina Vogt, Michael Marchand, Daniel Vogt, John Gordon, Asep Suntana, Rodney Cawston, Mia Siscawati, Patricia Roads, John Tovey, Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Marchand, Michael,; Cawston, Rodney,; Gordon, John,; Roads, Patricia,; Sigurdardottir, Ragnhildur,; Siscawati, Mia,; Suntana, Asep,; Tovey, John,; Vogt, Daniel,; Vogt, Kristiina,
• MitwirkendeR: Higher Education Press,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Ecosystem Science and Applications ,
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (278 p.)

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 of indigenous 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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Boxes -- Sustainability: Learning from the Past -- 1. The Context for Our Sustainability Story -- 2. Battles to Eliminate Native American Traditions and Cultures -- A Lens on Cultures and Traditions of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities -- 3. Introduction to Folklore and Cultural Survival -- Portfolio for Sustainability: Native American Behavior Blended with Western Science -- 4. The Nuts and Bolts of A Sustainability Portfolio -- 5. Portfolio Element I: How to Connect Society with Nature -- 6. Portfolio Element II : How to Make Practical and Realistic Decisions -- 7. Portfolio Element III : Follow a Native American Business Model -- 8. Portfolio Element IV : Creative Governance from Consensual Flexible Partnerships -- Culture as the Core of Native American Resource Leadership -- 9. Traditions Are Not Just Writings Found in Library Archives: Native Americans Driving and Controlling Resources Today -- 10. Final Words on Essential Native American Leadership -- 11. Summary of All Book Coyote Essentials -- References -- Index -- Backmatter