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It stops here : standing up for our lands, our waters, and our people  Cover Image Book Book

It stops here : standing up for our lands, our waters, and our people / Rueben George with Michael Simpson.

Summary:

"A personal account of one man's confrontation with colonization that illuminates the philosophy and values of a First Nation threatened by the Trans Mountain pipeline. It Stops Here is the story of the spiritual, cultural, and political resurgence of a nation taking action to reclaim their lands, waters, law, and food systems in face of colonization. The book recounts the intergenerational struggle of the Tsleil-Waututh to overcome the harms of colonization and the powerful stance they have taken against the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline--a fossil fuel megaproject that would triple the capacity of tar sands bitumen piped to tidewater on their unceded territory and result in a sevenfold increase in oil tankers moving through their waters. The book provides a firsthand account of this resurgence as told by one of the most prominent leaders of the widespread opposition to the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion--Rueben George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. He has devoted more than a decade of his life to fighting this project and shares stories about his family's deep ancestral connections to these waters that have provided the Tsleil-Waututh with a rich abundance of foods and medicines since time immemorial. Despite the systematic attempts at cultural genocide enacted by the colonial state, Rueben recounts how key leaders of the community, such as his grandfather, Chief Dan George, always taught the younger generations to be proud of who they were and to remember the importance of their connection to the inlet. Part memoir, part call to action, It Stops Here urges policy makers to prioritize sacred territory over oil profits and insists that colonial Canada change its perspective from bending natural resources to their will to respecting this territory and those who inhabit it."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780735242807 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 258 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : Allen Lane, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Subject: George, Rueben > Family.
George, Rueben.
Petroleum pipelines > Environmental aspects > British Columbia.
Social justice > Canada.
First Nations activists > Tsleil-Waututh Nation > Biography.
First Nations > Civil rights > Tsleil-Waututh Nation.
First Nations > Tsleil-Waututh Nation > Government relations.
First Nations > Tsleil-Waututh Nation > Social conditions.
Genre: Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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