Empowering Yintah: Indigenous Women’s Fight for Land Justice

Yintah: Trailer for ‘Yintah’ Doc – Indigenous Women Fight to Save Their Land

By Alex Billington, October 14, 2024

Source: YouTube

Article Introduction
The term "Yintah" means "land" in the Wet’suwet’en language. Netflix has revealed an official trailer for a documentary film called Yintah, which premiered at the True/False Film Festival earlier this year and has played at a number of other prestigious fests in 2024. The film focuses on the impact on the lives of the Wet’suwet’en people who live on unceded territory (in Canada), as they push back against and oppose the construction of multiple pipelines.

The Film’s Story
Yintah is "about an anti-colonial resurgence—a fierce & ongoing fight for Indigenous and human rights in the face of a colonial government committed to seizing lands at gunpoint." Canada has authorized fossil fuel giants to build pipelines across Wet’suwet’en land. The result: a decade-long clash between Wet’suwet’en land defenders and Canadian police seeking to seize Wet’suwet’en land at gunpoint. The story is about two Indigenous women and other land defenders fighting to hold onto their land.

Trailer and Poster
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Toledano & Wickham & Michell’s doc film Yintah, from YouTube:

About Yintah
Yintah, meaning "land", is a documentary on the Wet’suwet’en nation’s fight for sovereignty. Spanning more than a decade, the film follows Howilhkat Freda Huson and Sleydo’ Molly Wickham as their nation reoccupies and protects their ancestral lands from several of the largest fossil fuel companies on Earth. Yintah is the story of the Indigenous right to sovereignty over Indigenous territories. Freda, Molly, and the Dinï ze’ and Tsakë ze’ are part of a centuries-long fight to protect their children, culture, and land from colonial violence. For the Wet’suwet’en, their very future is at stake.

When is the Release Date?
Yintah will be available on Netflix (in the US, UK, and Canada) starting on October 18th, 2024, this month.

Conclusion
Yintah is an empowering and vitally important documentary that sheds light on the struggle of Indigenous women and land defenders fighting to protect their rights and their land. This is a story that needs to be told, and we are grateful to Toledano & Wickham & Michell for bringing it to the public’s attention.

FAQs

• What is Yintah?
  Yintah is a documentary film that follows the Wet’suwet’en nation’s fight for sovereignty and their struggle to protect their ancestral lands from fossil fuel companies.
• Who are the filmmakers behind Yintah?
  The film is co-directed and produced by Michael Toledano, Jennifer Wickham, and Brenda Michell. Bob Moore is also a producer on the film.
• Where can I watch Yintah?
  Yintah will be available on Netflix (in the US, UK, and Canada) starting on October 18th, 2024.