Where the Rivers Meet

From the Foreword by Graeme Wynn:
Where the Rivers Meet makes the important point that the effects of oil and gas projects “are not only economic or political or environmental but also profoundly moral matters ... As Dokis reminds us, they involve questions about what is valuable and meaningful, consideration for the preferred modes of living of different groups within the country, and thoughtfulness about how persons and environments should be treated.”

Julie Cruikshank, Anthropology, University of British Columbia:
Where the Rivers Meet addresses questions of growing national and international significance: arctic and subarctic gas exploration in an era when Canada has acknowledged the “duty to consult” Aboriginal communities as a fiduciary obligation. Drawing on ethnographic research in three sub-arctic communities, Carly Dokis artfully documents how this process continually fails to engage northern First Nations in locally meaningful ways.

Paul Nadasdy, Anthropology, Cornell University:
In this important book, Carly Dokis makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Indigenous-state-corporate relations and the nature of participatory assessment processes in Canada. In particular, her critique of how governments and corporations “consult” with First Nations in the post–land claim era – and her analysis of how such consultation processes have evolved and been co-opted in the decades following the Berger Inquiry – is a must-read for scholars, policy makers, and proponents of development across Canada and elsewhere.