Cheslatta First Nation Case Study

 In 1950, the BC Government granted the Aluminum Company of Canada (Alcan) the rights to all of the water in Cheslatta traditional territory which flowed into the Nechako River. This was the start of a giant hydroelectric project in which Alcan was to dam the Nechako River which would flood Ootsa, Tetachuk and Tahtsa Rivers, creating the 400-kilometer-long Nechako Reservoir. 

In 1952, Cheslatta Carrier Nation members were evicted from their homes on two weeks' notice and forcibly resettled outside their traditional territory.