A dam destroyed their river — 61 years later, two First Nations fought for justice

A dam destroyed their river — 61 years later, two First Nations fought for justice

Saik’uz councillor Jasmine Thomas and her baby (left) and Elder Minni Thomas sit in the forest. Photo courtesy National Film Board of Canada/Lantern Films/Experimental Forest Films This story originally appeared in The Narwhal and is reprinted here with permission and light style edits. 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 Ke…