Benediction: the teachings of Chief Kwaxsistalla Adam Dick and the Alta'gimma ("Spirits of the Forest") dance -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction: making a place of Indigenous botanical knowledge and environmental values in land-use planning and decision making / Nancy J. Turrner, Pamela Spalding, and Douglas Deur -- Section one: Indigenous People's relationships to plants and territory in Canada -- Section two: Historical perspectives on plant-people relationships in Canada -- Section three: Ethnoecology and the law in the international arena -- Section four: Ethnoecology, law, and policy in the current context -- Section five: Drawing strength and inspiration from people, plants, and lands through justice, equity, education, and partnerships.

Politics and promises -- Racism kills -- Sexualized genocide -- Canada is an outlaw -- Reconciliation is a life, resistance is hope.

"Freedom for our people" : foundations of a movement -- "We are born at a time when the Indian people need us" : the Regional Indian Youth Council -- "Nationalism is a journey, a journey from hope into fear" : the Workshop on American Indian Affairs -- "We believe in a future with high principles derived from the values and beliefs of our ancestors" : the founding of the National Indian Youth Council -- "The time comes when we must take action!" : the fish-in campaign and the rise of intertribal direct action -- "We cannot be afraid of power; we must use it" : the growth of Red power militancy -- "Slug them in the mouth or shoot them" : reform, revolt, and reorganization in the NIYC -- "The National Indian Youth Council is a process, not an event" : continuity and transformation in the 1970s and beyond.