directed by Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell & Michael Toledano
Imagine you’re living your life, you feel safe and satisfied with what’s around you, you share time with people who want to live just like you do. And then, someone comes and says that everything will change, without letting you decide on yourself. Here I present you the story of “Yintah”. The Wet’suwet’en nation has been living on their own territories for many years. They have their own rules and traditions that let them coexist with each other and mother nature in peace. There’s a saying that money can’t bring you happiness, and perhaps that’s true. But what I know for sure is that money can destroy you. According to law, the Wet’suwet’en nation is responsible for their own territory and they are the ones who make decisions regarding it. Until some businessmen appear and choose to take that right away from them. One day, the people of Wet’suwet’en find out that Canadian authorities agreed to build gas pipelines going through their “yintah” – their land. As you can imagine, they protested and didn’t even let anyone cross the border. Unfortunately, banners and engaged owners of the territory won’t change a thing when there’s big money to be earned. So the builders are slowly trying to start the process, but they forget about one thing – whatever’s on the Wet’suwet’en territory automatically belongs to them. And this nation will not give up so easily. Wonderful documentary presenting a horrible war between indigenous people and big corportations. We hear lovely statements from politicians about respecting and supporting minorities, but then, the same people allow to destroy homes. Was it depressing to watch? Well, maybe I’ll surprise you, but no. Of course, I could see how unfair that war was, but at the same time I admired those people’s energy, courage and bravery to fight for their land. They kept searching for new ideas and ways to protect themselves, which really gave me hope that they could win in the end. Did they? Well, find out yourself! Surely, it’s one of the most powerful documentaries I’ve recently seen. To finish this post with a pinch of positivity, I’ve searched for some phrases in the language of the Wet’suwet’en and I found a perfect life motto: “Cas bighwësih tl’ok” – meaning “Never laugh at a grizzly bear.”
My rating: 7/10
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I have nothing to watch 