New documentary explores 1970s battle for Quebec's North

Napagunnaqullusi So That You Can Standtells the dramatic story of the 11 Inuit signatories of the James Bay Agreement.

In the 1970s, theywere among the Inuit and Cree leaders who took on the Quebec government and its plan to build massive hydroelectric dams on their traditional territories, in order to protect their land and their children's future.

• Absolutely Quebec's 2017 season

The documentary bydirector OleGjerstadexaminesthe legacy positive and negative of the activism work done by both Inuit and Cree community members in the 1970s and how it influencestheir relations with the Quebec government today.

Napagunnaqullusi- So That You Can Stand airs this Saturdayat 7 p.m. and will be availableto watch online at watch.cbc.caas part of the Absolutely Quebec series.