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URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/nechako-in-duncan/
SUMMARY:Nechako in Duncan
DESCRIPTION:Cowichan Spirit Drummers invite everyone in the Duncan area to 
 attend this free screening of\n\nNechako: It Will Be a Big River Again  (
 Lyana Patrick | 2025 | 90 min)\n\nNechako is a story of survival 70 years
  in the making\, beginning in the early 1950s in northwestern BC\, when th
 e Kenney Dam was built to power an aluminum smelter. This for-profit megap
 roject diverted 70% of the Nechako River into an artificial reservoir\, fl
 ooding lands\, displacing wildlife and severely impacting the lives of loc
 al Stellat’en and Saik’uz Nations. The dam decimated salmon runs\, whi
 ch are vital to the Nations’ way of life and compose up to 90% of their 
 diet.\n\nFast forward to the present day\, as the Nations wage a potential
 ly precedent-setting legal battle against Rio Tinto Alcan\, the global min
 ing conglomerate responsible for the dam. Amidst large-scale environmental
  destruction and despite the will of powerful institutions\, this crucial 
 documentary is a chronicle of hope and resistance against all odds. With N
 echako\, Stellat’en filmmaker Lyana Patrick follows the people fighting 
 to restore a river and a way of life.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n"Nechako is more than
  a story of the past—its compelling narrative allows the audience to lis
 ten\, witness\, and act."\n- Ashley Kim\, Stir Magazine\n\n“The story of
  the Kenney Dam is one of resistance and restoration\, of the intimate con
 nections between the health of the land and the health of the people. What
  the Nechako Nations are seeking is a role in the stewardship of our lands
  and waters\, something denied to us for generations.”\n- Lyana Patrick\
 , filmmaker\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nTrailer: https://vimeo.com/1092268270
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CATEGORIES:Free Event,Nechako,Screenings
LOCATION:Duncan United Church\, 246 Ingram Street\, Duncan\, BC\, V9L 6M5\,
  Canada
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