Carriers of water: Aboriginal women's experiences, relationships, and reflections

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-17

  Kim, Anderson ^a   Barbara, Clow ^b   Margaret, Haworth Brockman ^c  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Health Centre of Excellence   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Culture; Gender; Health Canada; Indigenous; Spirituality; Water; Women

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; WATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

ABORIGINAL; GENDER; INDIGENOUS; SPIRITUALITY; WOMEN;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84885424596     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.10.023     Document Type: Article

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