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URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/nechako-vanderhoof/
SUMMARY:Nechako in Vanderhoof
DESCRIPTION:The NFB\, Lantern Films and Experimental Forest Films invite ev
 eryone in the Vanderhoof area to attend this free community screening of\n
 \nNechako: It Will Be a Big River Again  (Lyana Patrick | 2025 | 90 min)
 \n\nReserve your free ticket at Free Screening - Nechako: It Will Be a Big
  River Again Tickets\, Sun\, Nov 9\, 2025 at 3:00 PM | Eventbrite.\n\nNech
 ako is a story of survival 70 years in the making\, beginning in the early
  1950s in northwestern BC\, when the Kenney Dam was built to power an alum
 inum smelter. This for-profit megaproject diverted 70% of the Nechako Rive
 r into an artificial reservoir\, flooding lands\, displacing wildlife and 
 severely impacting the lives of local Stellat’en and Saik’uz Nations. 
 The dam decimated salmon runs\, which are vital to the Nations’ way of l
 ife and compose up to 90% of their diet.\n\nFast forward to the present da
 y\, as the Nations wage a potentially precedent-setting legal battle again
 st Rio Tinto Alcan\, the global mining conglomerate responsible for the da
 m. Amidst large-scale environmental destruction and despite the will of po
 werful institutions\, this crucial documentary is a chronicle of hope and 
 resistance against all odds. With Nechako\, Stellat’en filmmaker Lyana P
 atrick 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 n
 arrative allows the audience to listen\, witness\, and act."\n- Ashley Kim
 \, Stir Magazine\n\n“The story of the Kenney Dam is one of resistance an
 d restoration\, of the intimate connections between the health of the land
  and the health of the people. What the Nechako Nations are seeking is a r
 ole in the stewardship of our lands and waters\, something denied to us fo
 r generations.”\n- Lyana Patrick\, filmmaker\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nThis event wi
 ll include welcome remarks by Saik’uz First Nation Chief Priscilla Muell
 er and District of Vanderhoof Mayor Kevin Moutray and a Q&amp\;A after the
  screening featuring Saik'uz Stewardship Lead\, Jasmine Thomas.\n\nTrailer
 : https://vimeo.com/1092268270
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CATEGORIES:Free Event,Nechako,Screenings
LOCATION:Grand Reo Theatre\, 2408 Burrard Ave\, Vanderhoof\, BC\, V0J 0A8\,
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