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"The Ecological Indian is a
stunning, provocative reassessment of the image of the noble Indian living harmoniously
within nature. Krech provides a new picture of Indians as sophisticated humans who both
changed the land and responded to its changing ecology. Anyone who cares about the past
human role in transforming nature and its implications for today will find the book
stimulating, indispensable, and timely." - Carolyn Merchant, University of California at Berkeley, author of The Death of Nature, Radical Ecology, and Earthcare "Thoroughly documented, this work corrects the stereotype of the passive ecological or environmentalist Indian, demonstrating that Indian people were and are actively engaged with their environment - adjusting to it, modifying it, and exploiting it." - William C. Sturtevant, curator of North American Ethnology and general editor, Handbook ot North American Indians, Smithsonian Institution "Shepard Krech's learned, lively, and courageous reportrayal of the Indians-in-nature is as timely as it is important. It is a major contribution to historical justice as well as environmental reform." - James Axrell, Kenan Profeessor of Humanities, College of William and Mary |
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