This Is A Book For Anyone, Of Any Age, Who Cares About Rivers.&10;&10;&10;&10;&10;this Story Of The Columbia River Is Unique. Told From The River's Perspective, It Is An Immersive, Empathetic Portrait Of A Once-wild River And Of The Sinixt, A First People Who Lived On The Mainstem Of This Great Western River For Thousands Of Years And Continue To Do So Even Though Canada Declared Them Extinct In 1956.&10;&10;&10;&10;&10;the Book&8217;s Re-release Comes At A Critical Time For Natural Systems And For Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples Across North America. The Colville Confederated Tribes, Representing Over 3,000 Sinixt People, Recently Won A Precedent-setting Case In The Supreme Court Of Canada Affirming That Aboriginal Rights Do Not Stop At The Border.