As the Site C reservoir floods the Peace River Valley in northern B.C., farmers and members of Blueberry River First Nations witness their land, wildlife, and ancestral territory disappear beneath an unfamiliar lake.
Ken Boon and Georgina Yahey trace decades of political struggle, resistance, and eventual loss, alongside the emotional weight of watching their home vanish in real time.
Meanwhile, climate psychologist Britt Wray introduces the idea of ecological grief — the mourning that comes from losing ecosystems, species, and places we depend on — and questions whether traditional models of grief can capture this kind of collective, ongoing loss.
Beyond Ecological Grief is a six-part series about how people live with profound loss in a changing world, and what it means to carry grief, justice, and hope forward.
With support from the Trebek Initiative.
Episode credits:
Blueberry River territory soundscapes courtesy of Blueberry River First Nations.
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