Building dams, constructing stories: The press, the Sekani and the Peace River Dam, 1957--1969.

• Other Authors: Nathan, Holly (Author), Binnema, Theodore (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Northern British Columbia 2009
• Subjects: Journalism > Social aspects > Case studies; W.A.C. Bennett Dam (B.C.) > Press coverage; Sekani Indians > Press coverage > British Columbia > Peace River Region; Hydroelectric power plants > Press coverage > British Columbia > Peace River; PN4749 .N38 2009; Canada; British Columbia; W.A.C. Bennett Dam; Peace River
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A15928; https://doi.org/10.24124/2009/bpgub622

Between 1957 and 1969, the print media overwhelmingly portrayed the construction of a large dam on the Peace River in northern British Columbia as necessary for economic development in the region, while failing to discuss the repercussions of the project for the Sekani who lived in the valley that w...