Free Screening of Nechako : It will be a big river again
Hello Film! Nechako: It Will Be A Big River Again
Lyana Patrick, 2025
90 minutes
Original English version, French subtitles
Nechako is a crucial documentary that follows two Indigenous Nations fighting for our collective future. When the Kenney Dam was built in the 1950s, the Nechako River was forever changed. The Stellat’en and Saik’uz Nations embarked on a groundbreaking legal proceeding against the Canadian government and Rio Tinto Alcan that lasted over a decade—a battle that continues today. Following community members living day to day on the river while they take on powerful institutions, Nechako is an urgent call to action to restore a river and a way of life.
The documentary will be preceded by the short film: Stories Are In Our Bones (Janine Windolph, 2019, 11 min)

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