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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260419T190000
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URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/nechako-in-smithers/
SUMMARY:Nechako in Smithers
DESCRIPTION:What Matters In Our Valley invites everyone in the Smithers are
 a to attend this special by-donation community screening of\n\nNechako: It
  Will Be a Big River Again  (Lyana Patrick | 2025 | 90 min)\n\nNechako i
 s a story of survival 70 years in the making\, beginning in the early 1950
 s in northwestern BC\, when the Kenney Dam was built to power an aluminum 
 smelter. This for-profit megaproject diverted 70% of the Nechako River int
 o an artificial reservoir\, flooding lands\, displacing wildlife and sever
 ely impacting the lives of local Stellat’en and Saik’uz Nations. The d
 am decimated salmon runs\, which are vital to the Nations’ way of life a
 nd compose up to 90% of their diet.\n\nFast forward to the present day\, a
 s the Nations wage a potentially precedent-setting legal battle against Ri
 o Tinto Alcan\, the global mining conglomerate responsible for the dam. Am
 idst large-scale environmental destruction and despite the will of powerfu
 l institutions\, this crucial documentary is a chronicle of hope and resis
 tance against all odds.\n\n*Includes a virtual Q&amp\;A with Lyana Patrick
 \, filmmaker\, from the Stellat’en First Nation and Jasmine Thomas\, fil
 m subject and Stewardship and Reconciliation Lead for the Saik’uz First 
 Nation.*\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n"Nechako is more than a story of the past—its co
 mpelling narrative allows the audience to listen\, witness\, and act."\n- 
 Ashley Kim\, Stir Magazine\n\n“The story of the Kenney Dam is one of res
 istance and restoration\, of the intimate connections between the health o
 f the land and the health of the people. What the Nechako Nations are seek
 ing is a role in the stewardship of our lands and waters\, something denie
 d to us for generations.”\n- Lyana Patrick\, filmmaker\n\nTrailer: https
 ://vimeo.com/1092268270
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CATEGORIES:By Donation,Nechako,Screenings
LOCATION:The Old Church\, 3704 1st Avenue\, Smithers\, BC\, V0J 2N0\, Canad
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