Film screening of “YINTAH” & discussion on decolonial resistance in unceeded Wet’Suwet’en territory in so-called “Canada”
YINTAH - meaning “land” - is a feature-length documentary on the Wet’suwet’en fight for sovereignty. The film follows Howilhkat Freda Huson and Sleydo’ Molly Wickham as their nation reoccupies and protects their ancestral lands from several of the largest fossil fuel companies on earth.
“YINTAH is about an anti-colonial resurgence—a fierce and ongoing fight for Indigenous and human rights in the face of a colonial government committed to seizing lands at gunpoint. Wet’suwet’en land is unceded: There is no treaty, no bill of sale, or no surrender placing the land under Canadian authority. In 1997, the Dinï ze’ and Tsakë ze’ (Hereditary Chiefs) of the Wet’suwet’en people proved in Canada’s top court that they had never given up ownership to 22,000 km2 of land.
Yet, despite this court ruling, Canada has authorized fossil fuel giants to build pipelines across Wet’suwet’en land. The result: a decade long clash between Wet’suwet’en land defenders and Canadian police seeking to seize Wet’suwet’en land at gunpoint. YINTAH is the story of the Indigenous right to sovereignty over Indigenous territories and of centuries-long fight to protect their children, culture, and land from colonial violence.”
We will screen the film then have a discussion and q & a with visiting supporters of the Wet’suwet’en on the topic of anarchist solidarity with Indigenous decolonial struggle in Canada.
Film & discussion will be in English with English subtitles.
*Content warning: the film contains depictions of militarized police violence against Indigenous people and allies, including attack dogs, arrests, and physical force.
To read about this struggle prior to the screening, see information here
