The Klabona Keepers

The Klabona Keepers is a fierce account of the Tahltan Nation’s struggle to protect the Klabona Sacred Headwaters, an important natural habitat in northwest British Columbia, from commercial mining. The documentary intersperses verité cinematography with intimate interviews. It is an in-depth account of the different methods of resistance used by Indigenous elders, which include blockades and tense stand-offs with police and mining industry workers. Powerful moments of reflection are felt throughout the film as the trauma of residential schools and forced relocations are brought to light. The project is a collaboration between non-Indigenous filmmakers and Indigenous elders, who were given ownership of the intellectual property, with all proceeds from the film going towards youth programming at the Klabona Sacred Headwaters.

Vancouver Premiere
ReWilding the Classroom educates viewers about the Youth Leadership in Sustainability initiative (YLS), a one-semester program that integrates curricular activities with the environment. Youth featured in ReWilding took part in Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board’s integrated curriculum four-credit program based out of Trent University. This semester-long fall opportunity involves unique environmental education opportunities for young people.

A panel discussion/Q&A will follow the screening.

Keynote Speaker: Tamo Campos, Co-director, The Klabona Keepers
Keynote Speaker: Cameron Douglas, Program Director, Youth Leadership in Sustainability Program; Producer, ReWilding the Classroom

Panelists:
Tamo Campos, Co-director, The Klabona Keepers
Cameron Douglas, Program Director, Youth Leadership in Sustainability Program; Producer, ReWilding the Classroom
Miranda Dick, Secwépemc Hereditary Matriarch and Land Defender
Janelle Lapointe, Co-lead, Public Engagement & Mobilization (Community & Youth Organizer, Future Ground Network), David Suzuki Foundation
Cease Wyss, Ethnobotanist; Artist; Activist; Community-based Educator
Moderator: Christina Shorthouse, Professor of Public Relations, KPU

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