Environmental restoration by Native American tribes
From time immemorial, Native American peoples have maintained a close physical and spiritual connection to the natural environment. Because the quality of the environment was critical to the sustenance and general well-being of tribal peoples, tribal governments developed customs and practices intended to minimize the impact of human activity on the environment. Several hundred years later, the U.S. Federal Government struggles to strike a balance between economic development and environmental protection. In many cases, the result is prescriptive statutes intended to prevent or avert substantial environmental impacts from commercial and industrial activities. Compliance-based behavioral limitations, however, are not always completely successful. This report discusses the natural resource damage assessment process which can be utilized by tribal governments fro environmental clean-up purposes.
- OSTI ID:
- 89452
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941102-; ISSN 0003-018X; TRN: 95:004215-0529
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 71; Conference: Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), Washington, DC (United States), 13-18 Nov 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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