Dancing as Environmental Aesthetics from Indigenous America
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Indigenous Peoples of North America: Environmental Exposures and Reproductive Justice
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Roczniki Kulturoznawcze
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2082-8578,2544-5219
DOI: 10.18290/rkult21121-5