Wild River is a photo narrative that brings together multiple factual accounts into a unified story. The following quotes are taken directly from individuals whose experiences are represented in the essay. “You can get me off by force, I reckon. It won’t take much force, but it will take some. That’s the only way you’ll ever get me off here, because I ain’t going against nature and I ain’t crawling for no damn government.” “It would make our city more economically viable, and it also creates an opportunity for homeowners to be relocated to another part of the city or county where they can have a better environment to live in.” “The white man has taken our land, our air, our culture, the last thing we have is our clean water; and now the white man wants a toxic oil pipeline straight through the Missouri River! I’ll be sure that I make my voice heard on the right side of history.” “This purely political decision flies in the face of common sense and the rule of law.”