A dam destroyed their river. 61 years later, two First Nations fought for justice – The Narwhal
May 2, 2025
A new documentary, Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again, dives into how two First Nations sought justice for damage to one of B.C.’s biggest rivers
Three Saik’uz environmental monitors walk along a stretch of the Nechako River — though all they see is a stretch of boulders with no water in sight. When the Kennedy Dam was built in northwestern B.C. in 1950, 70 per cent of its water was diverted.
In the 75 years since, the Nechako has seen a dramatic decline in salmon.
“It had to be deep,” James Thomas, one of the monitors, says as he looks down at the rocks.
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