The Fire in Our Hearts
On British Columbia’s remote Southside, wildfire is not an abstract threat—it is a lived reality. As flames close in on a frontier community, the Cheslatta Carrier Nation and their neighbours face an impossible choice: evacuate, or stay to protect the land that defines them. With limited access and little outside support, the community responds collectively, drawing on Indigenous leadership, cooperation, and generations of knowledge to confront the fire in near isolation. In the aftermath, the burn reveals a long-erased Cheslatta village site, resurfacing a suppressed history just as their response gains wider attention as a model for resilience. But when the flames recede, new constraints emerge—raising questions about the limits of community-led action, and the fragile balance between survival, autonomy, and authority.
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Stewart Alcock
as himself
Cole Bender
as himself
Brad Blackwel
as himself
Gary Blackwell
as himself
Joanne Brown
as herself
Hazel Burt
as herself
John Casimet
as himself
Ryan Chapman
as himself
Walt Cravey
as himself
David Eby
as himself
Monika Eriksen
as herself
Jessica Gessel
as herself
Todd Gutteridge
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Kira Hoffman
as herself
Wolfram Hummel
as himself
Rise Johansen
as herself
Jeff Kelly
as himself
Robert Krause
as himself
Clint Lambert
as himself
Corrina Leween
as herself
Bowinn Ma
as herself
Faith Martin
as himself
Shaunna Lewis
as herself
Gary Martin
as himself
Taylor McDonald
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Ed Moman
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Mike Moulton
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Ginger Moyah
as herself
Margaret Neave
as herself
Frank Peebles
as himself
Angelika Poss
as herself
Dan Probst
as himself
Chantal Reid
as herself
Mike Robertson
as himself
Charlie Rensby
as himself
Pixie Robertson
as herself
John Rustad
as himself
Nolan Thiffault
as himself
Chantal Tom
as herself
Hans Tschanz
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Josias Tschanz
as himself
Lisa Tscha
as herself
Scott Zayac
as himself
