Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks
An account of how national parks developed into one of the most important arenas of contention between native peoples and non-Indians in the twentieth century.
An account of how national parks developed into one of the most important arenas of contention between native peoples and non-Indians in the twentieth century.
Experts in history, history of science, archaeology, geography, and environmental studies examine the history of the region.
An investigation into the introduction of European diseases to native peoples on the Pacific Northwest coast (North America).
An investigation, based on both fieldwork and historical sources, of changing land use practices in the Amazonian floodplain forest.
This dramatised film portrays the fate of the Guarani-Kaiowá people, dispossessed of their land in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul to make way for cultivation of genetically modified crops.
Green Versus Gold examines California’s environmental history, ranging from its Native American past to conflicts and movements of recent decades.
This book investigates how indigenous peoples from various cultures interact with and conceptualize their environments, past and present.
Istvan Praet, Carson Fellow from July to December 2011, talks about the perception of catastrophes among the Chachi, the Amerindian inhabitants of Esmeraldas, a lowland region on the Pacific coast.
Clapperton Mavhunga, Carson Fellow from July to December 2011, talks about his work on incoming technology and African innovation.
An introduction to seven articles—five of which are written by current doctoral or recent postdoctoral students—that explore ideas, themes, and methods relating to research in the field in New Zealand.