01 Peace River: Cowboys and Indians Against the Dam

Every summer, for more than 10 years, people gather on the Peace River for the Paddle for the Peace. Settlers and First Nations, farmers and native people are fighting together to protect 83 km of valley. Chief Roland Willson of the West Moberly First Nation is one of the leaders of this fight. Watch more videos from Upstream. About the project: Following the route of the proposed gas pipelines from northeastern British Columbia to the Pacific coast, along almost 1,000 km from the Peace River Valley to Lelu Island, First Nations and settlers are opposing new developments (MAP), and are finding new ways to fight for the land and the future. Opposition forms are different and change according to the local situation, but in every camp, in every group, in every occupation of the land, there is one common understanding: respect for nature and aboriginal rights, in search of a sustainable future. In 2016, we spent four months along this “corridor of resistance” and found a lot of inspirat