A consortium of local community groups will be hosting a dinner and documentary film night Monday, Feb. 17 to celebrate Louis Riel Day.
The film Gold Fever, will be shown to raise awareness about the impact of mining on indigenous communities. The event will be a fundraiser for Mayan communities in Guatemala whose lives have been documented in the film.
“It is a really powerful movie,” says event organizer Sara Kendall of the Mining Justice Alliance.
“Stunning really.”
She says the film is about the impact of Canadian mining companies on rural and indigenous communities, and it also delivers a massive amount of factual information about the mining industry in the global market.
The community featured in Gold Fever is in the area of the San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Guatemala, where Goldcorp has their Marlin open-pit gold mine.
The documentary will be shown in in the Gibraltar Room from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 17.
Other activities during the evening will include an update about Fish Lake, and a share-back of the Tsilhqot’in Dance Ceremony.
A donation of $10 to $30 is suggested.
Mexican food will be available.
Child care is also available.