We all put a drop of water on the back of our necks, for luck. Beth, one of the river guides, shouted “Remen a delante!” (Spanish for “paddle forward”), and…

Will Quebec's Indians be driven from their land? JON BOWERMASTER reports on a classic conservation conflict

As people have learned to harness the tremendous power of rivers, hydroelectric dams have proliferated.

For 5,000 years, nomadic Cree natives have wandered along Canada's Great Whale River, a subarctic land of rolling hills, peat bogs and spruce they call "The Garden".

The Cree Indians have avoided white water for centuries. Now, to help save the river they love, they're learning to raft it.