Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again
Canada 2025, 91 min, Dir: Lyana Patrick
Edmonton Premiere
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.
Screens with short film:
The Train Station
Canada 2020, 2 min, Dir: Lyana Patrick
In this beautifully animated documentary short, filmmaker Lyana Patrick narrates her family’s powerful story of love and survival at Lejac Indian Residential School.
Live stream Q&A with director Lyana Patrick.
No Metro Passes.
