About the Author

RUEBEN GEORGE is a Sun Dance Chief and a member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN). After working as a family counsellor for twenty years, he became manager of the TWN's Sacred Trust initiative to protect the unceded Tsleil-Waututh lands and waters from the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. Over the past decade, he has travelled across the world and built alliances with Indigenous people fighting to protect waters, lands, and Indigenous rights, and has become an internationally renowned advocate for these issues. Rueben incorporates his cultural and spiritual teachings in all aspects of his life and work. MICHAEL SIMPSON is Lecturer in the School of Geography & Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.

Reviews

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 GEORGE RYGA AWARD FOR SOCIAL AWARENESS IN LITERATURE*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE CITY OF VANCOUVER BOOK AWARD*
*LONGLISTED FOR THE SCIENCE WRITERS AND COMMUNICATORS OF CANADA AWARD*

A CBC Pick for Earth Day 2024

“Separation from the natural world that supports and sustains us is a profound trauma, one in need of collective healing. This book—abundant with love for both people and the land—is powerful medicine. On each welcoming page, we come to know a leader in the purest sense of the word: accountable, honest, vulnerable, and guided by an unwavering and radically inclusive vision. Gradually, we glimpse the beautiful world before and beyond the one crumbling all around.”
—Naomi Klein, New York Times bestselling author of This Changes Everything and On Fire

“It Stops Here is an eloquent memoir relating the tribulations, struggles, and redemption of an extraordinary individual, and also of a family, a nation, and a land. In telling his personal story, Rueben George makes an impassioned plea for the future of us all.”
—Gabor Maté, New York Times bestselling author of The Myth of Normal

“Rueben George is a powerful voice on behalf of his people, their culture, and territory. In defending his land, he is fighting for all people who care about Mother Earth and a future for our children and grandchildren. Read this book to understand why he is a land defender battling on behalf of all of us.” 
—David Suzuki, environmentalist and broadcaster

“I’ve met many remarkable activists around the world, but none any deeper or wiser or more committed than Rueben George. This fine book will give you a glimpse into his kind and open heart, and in the process perhaps make it easier for you to work hard with others on the great project of our time: building a habitable and fair planet that all can share.”
—Bill McKibben, founder of Third Act and author of Eaarth and Oil and Honey

“Rueben George is a force of nature—literally. He is carrying on his family’s long history protecting nature in all its forms. Devastating extractive practices in the form of pipelines, mining, clearcutting, and overfishing threatens the health, safety, and wellbeing to Indigenous lands, waters, and all of nature. Rueben’s book is a powerful call to action rooted in the teachings of his ancestors, to gather warriors from all nations and take back control over our collective futures.”
—Dr. Pamela Palmater, Mi'kmaw lawyer, professor, and Indigenous rights advocate from Eel River Bar First Nation