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"The book is a collection of photographs of the Sacred Headwaters, a valley that lies in a rugged knot of mountains in northern British Columbia and is home to three of Canada's most significant salmon-bearing rivers. Davis' compelling text, which describes the region and the current threats to it, makes it an expose of sorts. Davis calls it a 'love letter' to the country, and his message is undeniable..." (Water Canada 20110805)
"The Sacred Headwaters is the Sistine Chapel of Canadian nature: astoundingly beautiful, awe inspiring, to be revered and never defiled. This book is its hymnal." (Thomas E. Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair, Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment 20110805)
"The Sacred Headwaters is not only an inspiring and provocative read but also a call to action to educate ourselves about what is happening in this incredibly valuable wilderness area of northern British Columbia." (Paul Gilbert, Executive Director, Robert Bateman Centre, Royal Roads University 20110805)
"No one can question that this is First Nations land. This is sacred land. If mountains are broken down and lakes turned into tailing ponds, the risks that this could lead to a broad ecological catastrophe are obvious. If the First Nations whose land this is do not wish it tampered with, there is nothing more to be said." (John Ralston Saul, Author of "A Fair Country: Telling Truths about Canada" 20110805)
"The stunning images and our struggle come together in this powerful call to action. We are all one. We must all answer." (Shawn A-In-Chut Atleo, National Chief, Assembly of First Nations 20110805)
"These Sacred Headwaters are the lifeblood of our people. This water is a symbol of our unity as First Nations people. Just as this water will f low back into the three great rivers that sustain our people, we will return to our territories and protect our lands. At the Sacred Headwaters, we are drawing a line in the sand; this country bestowed to us by the Creator will be protected." (Rhoda Quock, Tahltan elder 20111124)
"This visual feast and compelling text describes the Sacred Headwaters -- where the Stikine, Skeena and Nass meet -- which is under threat from industrial development and gas extraction. Stunning photographs from the International League of Conservation Photographers and National Geographic contributors provide an inescapable message of the importance of the area for Canadians and all peoples of the world." (Vancouver Sun 20111208)
"Splayed next to southern Alaska, Canada's Sacred Headwaters region is a vast panorama of mountains, salmon rivers and canyons criss-crossed with the trails of caribou, grizzlies and mountain goats...as anthropologist and ethnobotanist Wade Davis explains, it could become a war zone. Corporations are queuing up to develop the region...Carr Clifton's haunting photographs evoke what's at stake." (Nature 20120319)
"Davis weaves eloquent text with full-page photographs of untouched natural wilderness, revealing his reverence for this region and his goal to take the viewer 'to realms of cultural [and natural] splendour so great that we will understand, finally, their value to the world.'" (Janice Williams Tri-City News )
"The Sacred Headwaters is the Sistine Chapel of Canadian nature: astoundingly beautiful, awe inspiring, to be revered and never defiled. This book is its hymnal." (Thomas E. Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair, Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment 20110805)
"The Sacred Headwaters is not only an inspiring and provocative read but also a call to action to educate ourselves about what is happening in this incredibly valuable wilderness area of northern British Columbia." (Paul Gilbert, Executive Director, Robert Bateman Centre, Royal Roads University 20110805)
"No one can question that this is First Nations land. This is sacred land. If mountains are broken down and lakes turned into tailing ponds, the risks that this could lead to a broad ecological catastrophe are obvious. If the First Nations whose land this is do not wish it tampered with, there is nothing more to be said." (John Ralston Saul, Author of "A Fair Country: Telling Truths about Canada" 20110805)
"The stunning images and our struggle come together in this powerful call to action. We are all one. We must all answer." (Shawn A-In-Chut Atleo, National Chief, Assembly of First Nations 20110805)
"These Sacred Headwaters are the lifeblood of our people. This water is a symbol of our unity as First Nations people. Just as this water will f low back into the three great rivers that sustain our people, we will return to our territories and protect our lands. At the Sacred Headwaters, we are drawing a line in the sand; this country bestowed to us by the Creator will be protected." (Rhoda Quock, Tahltan elder 20111124)
"Davis, who is personally connected to the plateau through a fishing lodge on the Stikine that his family considers home, advocates for the preservation of the region's cultural and natural wealth, reminding readers of the tourism potential of a land 'that is as unique as any destination on Earth,' a wilderness he calls Canada's Serengeti for its great populations of Stone sheep, mountain goats, moose, grizzly bears, marmots and wolves."
(Tyrone Burke Canadian Geographic 20111209)"This visual feast and compelling text describes the Sacred Headwaters -- where the Stikine, Skeena and Nass meet -- which is under threat from industrial development and gas extraction. Stunning photographs from the International League of Conservation Photographers and National Geographic contributors provide an inescapable message of the importance of the area for Canadians and all peoples of the world." (Vancouver Sun 20111208)
"Splayed next to southern Alaska, Canada's Sacred Headwaters region is a vast panorama of mountains, salmon rivers and canyons criss-crossed with the trails of caribou, grizzlies and mountain goats...as anthropologist and ethnobotanist Wade Davis explains, it could become a war zone. Corporations are queuing up to develop the region...Carr Clifton's haunting photographs evoke what's at stake." (Nature 20120319)
"Davis weaves eloquent text with full-page photographs of untouched natural wilderness, revealing his reverence for this region and his goal to take the viewer 'to realms of cultural [and natural] splendour so great that we will understand, finally, their value to the world.'" (Janice Williams Tri-City News )
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In a rugged knot of mountains in northern British Columbia lies a spectacular valley known to the First Nations as the Sacred Headwaters. There, three of Canada's most important salmon rivers -- the Stikine, the Skeena, and the Nass -- are born in close proximity. Now, against the wishes of all First Nations, the British Columbia government has opened the Sacred Headwaters to industrial development. Imperial Metals proposes an open-pit copper and gold mine, called the Red Chris mine, and Royal Dutch Shell wants to extract coal bed methane gas across a tenure of close to a million acres.
In The Sacred Headwaters, a collection of photographs by Carr Clifton and members of the International League of Conservation Photographers -- including Claudio Contreras, Paul Colangelo, and Wade Davis -- portray the splendour of the region. These photographs are supplemented by images from other professionals who have worked here, including Sarah Leen of the National Geographic.
The compelling text by Wade Davis, which describes the region's beauty, the threats to it, and the response of native groups and other inhabitants, is complemented by the voices of the Tahltan elders. The inescapable message is that no amount of methane gas can compensate for the sacrifice of a place that could be the Sacred Headwaters of all Canadians and indeed of all peoples of the world.
The Sacred Headwaters, is a visual feast and a plea to save an extraordinary region in North America for future generations.
Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation.
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Great insight into what First Nations people have to endure in order to protect their lands, Excellent photography, would recommend to anyone
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What is radical?,
By Friederike Knabe "“We write to taste life twi... (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
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"Radical? Lopping off the top of a moutain and pouring it down into a couple of lakes is radical. Trying to stop them is not." George Amos, First Nation Elder in Northern British Columbia and for over thirty years a leading voice for conservation in Canada.George Amos's epigraph in "The Sacred Headwaters" could not be more pertinent. "Radical" has recently become a very loaded term in political discourse, especially in Canada, pitching environmentalists and other concerned citizens, especially First Nations communities, against politicians and big (oil) corporations. In his afterword to this book, Robert F. Kennedy compares the dangers to the pristine region of Northern BC where the three major rivers, the Skeena, the Skitine and the Nass - the Sacred Headwaters for local First Nations People - originate to those that led to the Glen Canyon being buried forever when a dam was built over the Colorado River back in 1963. Wade Davis, explorer in-residence at the National Geographic Society, is the author of 15 book, based on his research and travels in many parts of the world, most recently, Into The Silence, about the Mount Everest Expeditions by George Mallory and his team in the early nineteen twenties. The Sacred Headwaters: The Fight to Save the Stikine, Skeena, and Nass is an attractive table top book with a strong message. Exquisitely photographed by Carr Clifton and other members of the International League of Conservation Photographers, the quality and expressiveness of their images alone keep you in awe: the pristine landscape, far away from any roads; the play of colours as they change through daylight hours, weather patterns and seasons; the contrast and interplay betweeen rolling hills and lakes, high peaks and deep canyons... David Wade has lived in this remote region seasonally since 1978. His text conveys intimacy with the landscape as much as with the cultural heritage of the local First Nations people. He introduces us to the political conflicts that have arisen with the provincial government's decision to open this region to industrial development. While Davis is passionate in his defense for preservation of the environment, it is easy to see for the reader that any industrial development, such as mining, would alter the landscape forever, destroy this treasured untouched wilderness and threaten the sustainable way of life of the local people. This is a book both to treasure and to take as a call for reflection and engagement on behalf of this and other surviving wildernis regions whether in Canada or elsewhere. [Friederike Knabe]
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Extremely Important & Beautiful Book,
This review is from: The Sacred Headwaters (Hardcover)
Beautiful pictures, and an extremely moving, inspiring story about a very special place, that truly is a priceless world treasure. Much more than just a good book, it is a eye opening call to action, and a first hand look at what the world will loose if our politicians are allowed to go ahead with business as usual, caring nothing for how the land and the people who have lived there since before Canada was a country are affected. If the "projects" Davis describes are allowed to go ahead all Canadians will loose something truly priceless. This is a book that will bring up so many emotions, as you see the unreal beauty of this sacred place in the pictures, and read the story of the remarkable people who have fought to protect it, to anger at how our so called elected officials are spending our money to subsidize its destruction by foreign corporate interests. An absolute must read, with very beautiful pictures!
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