It Will Be a Big River Again

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 31m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary is about two First Nations in British Columbia fighting for restitution after a dam was built on their river. It follows their efforts to reclaim what was taken from them.

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What happens

Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Lyana Patrick and released in 2025. The film centres on the Stellat'en and Saik'uz First Nations, and their fight for restitution after the construction of the Kenney Dam disrupted their traditional livelihoods on and around the Nechako River. The film premiered at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Colin Low Award jury. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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