The Stand

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Delores Churchill Mouse Woman

David Suzuki Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gidansda Guujaaw Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jack Webster Self (archive footage) (uncredited)