Photos from Wet’suwet’en territory, taken between 2014-2022 during the filming of Yintah(2024).
Boundary to Unist’ot’en Territory, 2015.Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, 2015.Wedzin Kwa, headwaters of Wet’suwet’en territoryWedzin KwaDinï ze’ Dsta’hyl Adam Gagnon disables heavy equipment.Sabina Dennis on Likhtsamisyu TerritoryLand defenders block a bridge with heavy equipment.Tsakë ze’ Sleydo’ Molly WickhamTsakë ze’ Howilhkat Freda HusonRed dresses hung at the boundary to Unist’ot’en territory.RCMP force entry to Unist’ot’en territory.An RCMP officer attempts to speak with Unist’ot’en leaders during the nationwide “Shut Down Canada” protests of 2020.RCMP encounter fallen trees at Coyote Camp blockade.Corey JockoPrivate security for Coastal GasLinkA pipeline storage area on Likhts’amisyu landSkiy ze’ Johnny MorrisTsakë ze’ Keltiy Brenda MichellSleydo’ processes moose meatCody Merriman and Sleydo’ work on a moose.Johnny Morris Fishing in WitsetA gate blocks access to Cas Yikh territory.A blockade on the Marten Forest Service RoadDebris blocks the Morice Forest Service RoadWet’suwet’en supporter at Coyote CampSleydo’ and Shaylynn Sampson lock to an excavator.A tiny cabin, the House of Skiy’ze, on the Coastal GasLink pipeline route.Sleydo’ at Coyote camp, moments before arrest.Unist’ot’en territoryPipeline construction at the Clore River crossing.Gidimt’en CheckpointGidimt’en CheckpointHowilhkat, Keltiy, and Skiy’ze Karla Tait meet with RCMP by phone during the “Shut Down Canada” crisisPolice at the gate to Unist’ot’en territory, 2019.Howilhkat watches an RCMP press conferenceTsakë ze’ HowilhkatDinï ze’ NamoksMel Bazil monitors Unist’ot’en territory.An RCMP surveillance plane circles Gidimt’en territoryWedzin KwaGrizzly on Wedzin KwaLady ChainsawLady ChainsawA Gitxsan blockade springs up on Highway 16 after hereditary chiefs are arrested.An RCMP officer stands in formation as Gitxsan people block Highway 16.