December 2, 2025
“When we were in middle school, they flew drummers from the high school in Fort Simpson to the set.”
Lynx River never existed, but Melaw Nakehk’o and Brie O’Keefe know exactly how it would have looked and sounded.
The community at the heart of North of 60 was modelled on a Dehcho village like Fort Simpson, where Nakehk’o and O’Keefe grew up watching the show on CBC.