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The Stand

The Stand

2024•1h 35m•1.0/10
DocumentaryHistory

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On a misty morning in the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people blockaded a muddy dirt road on Lyell Island, demanding the government work with Indigenous people to find a way to protect the land and the future. In a riveting new feature documentary drawn from more than a hundred hours of archival footage and audio, award-winning director Christopher Auchter (Now Is the Time) recreates the critical moment when the Haida Nation’s resolute act of vision and conscience changed the world.

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Production

ONF | NFB

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Delores Churchill

Delores Churchill

Mouse Woman

David Suzuki

David Suzuki

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gidansda Guujaaw

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jack Webster

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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