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A single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but
living beings, who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law.
Three river journeys:
- The first is to northern Ecuador, where a miraculous cloud-forest and its rivers
- are threatened with destruction by Canadian gold-mining.
- The second is to the wounded rivers, creeks and lagoons of southern India,
- where a desperate battle to save the lives of these waterbodies is underway.
- The third is to northeastern Quebec, where a spectacular wild river—the
- Mutehekau or Magpie—is being defended from death by damming in a river-rights
- campaign led by an extraordinary Innu poet and leader called Rita Mestokosho.
Is A River Alive? is at once a literary work of art, a rallying cry and a catalyst for
change. It is a book that will open hearts, spark debates and challenge perspectives.