Just a stunning account of the so-called Oka Crisis of 1990, told in the form of a dialogue between a settler academic, Sean Carleton, and Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, one of the chief spokespeople in the negotiations with the state, first with the SQ and then, ultimately, the Canadian army. The description of the standoff leads into a wider discussion including Gabriel's work with Quebec Native Women, and then more recent environmental actions such as that involving the Wet'suwet'en.