Poisoned Homelands


  • Photographer
    Kieran Oudshoorn
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    redrubix
  • Date of Photograph
    August 27, 2014

Secwepemc hereditary chief Henry Sauls surveys the devastation of his homeland caused by the Imperial Metals Mount Polley Mine Disaster at Yuct Ne Senxiymetkew. The catastrophic failure of the Mount Polley mine tailings storage facility is the largest environmental disaster in British Columbia's history. The 4 kilometer wide, 35 meter high dam failed August 4th, 2014 unleashing ten billion litres of contaminated water and five billion litres of solid tailings waste into the pristine Quesnel lake. Devastating the second largest salmon run in the world. Henry was tasked by his elders to plant a prayer stick in the impact zone.

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