“Elders tell us, in their own words and in their language, about the natural world; we are given instructions from Creator on how to care for it. If not, then balance is lost and we too are lost. In this powerful book, Maude Barlow has given us a strong warning about the ‘financialization of nature’ — the newest corporate assault on Mother Earth. Thankfully, she has also given us sacred instructions on how to care for the forests, soil, other species, air and water. We must all work together and listen to these words. It will take the coming together and the working together, that will help us protect and sustain the gifts of Creator.” — Jesse Cardinal, Cree/Métis, executive director, Keepers of the Water

“A fearless, red-hot and very necessary book that places the raid on our ecological resources in the context of political autocracy and capitalist exploitation.” — Petra Dobner, political scientist and professor at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany