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In-person Arts & Culture

Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again

Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025
1:00pm to 3:00pm

Part of: Broad View International Film Festival

Garneau Theatre

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Organized by: Broad View International Film Festival

Nov.
15

The Edmonton premiere of a documentary directed by Lyana Patrick that follows two Indigenous Nations fighting to restore a river and a way of life.

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.

Garneau Theatre

8712 109 Street NW
Edmonton, AB, T6G 1E9