A Pity
Amid the race for critical minerals, commercial fishermen and Indigenous leaders confront North America's largest-ever copper mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska, exposing industry recklessness while demonstr…
A Pity
Amid the race for critical minerals, commercial fishermen and Indigenous leaders confront North America's largest-ever copper mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska, exposing industry recklessness while demonstrating the power of community activism. UNEARTH follows local Alaskans, brothers Aube and Dune Strickland and sisters Christina and AlexAnna Salmon, as they contend with the politics, power players, and physical realities of a proposed copper mine in their homeland of Bristol Bay, revealing a massive and destructive industry that we are all unknowingly a part of. While the Strickland brothers work to expose truths about the industry, the Salmon sisters teach us how to fight back. With the potential permanent destruction of their home, livelihoods, and indigenous culture at stake, the sisters tirelessly oppose Pebble Mine at every turn. As the industry leverages its political influence, Christina and AlexAnna harness the power of community action aimed at strengthening democracy and decolonizing the status quo. Alongside the efforts of emerging leaders making progress toward regenerative solutions, the Salmon sisters' ultimate triumph offers a welcome message of hope in the face of darkness. —Filmmaker
A Pity
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Amid the race for critical minerals, commercial fishermen and Indigenous leaders confront North America's largest-ever copper mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska, exposing industry recklessness while demonstrating the power of community activism. UNEARTH follows local Alaskans, brothers Aube and Dune Strickland and sisters Christina and AlexAnna Salmon, as they contend with the politics, power players, and physical realities of a proposed copper mine in their homeland of Bristol Bay, revealing a massive and destructive industry that we are all unknowingly a part of. While the Strickland brothers work to expose truths about the industry, the Salmon sisters teach us how to fight back.
With the potential permanent destruction of their home, livelihoods, and indigenous culture at stake, the sisters tirelessly oppose Pebble Mine at every turn. As the industry leverages its political influence, Christina and AlexAnna harness the power of community action aimed at strengthening democracy and decolonizing the status quo. Alongside the efforts of emerging leaders making progress toward regenerative solutions, the Salmon sisters' ultimate triumph offers a welcome message of hope in the face of darkness.
—Filmmaker.