Rachelle Van Zanten - My Country

Inspired by images of Tahltan women blockading Shell in defense of the Sacred Headwaters in northern British Columbia, Rachelle Van Zanten wrote 'My Country'.

She was invited to perform it for the Tahltan people at the Iskut Music Festival a year later, where this video was filmed.

Powerful.

The Sacred Headwaters is the source of three of was just named as one of British Columbia's Most Endangered Rivers for the second year in a row. The reason: Royal Dutch Shell plans to drill for coalbed methane in this pristine area.

Shell wants to use 'fracking' to extract the natural gas and we all know how that is working out. 

Comments

[Richard Cranium]

Sweet tune. Sad,sad situation.

[Dave]

That gal rips on the git-tar. If you ever have a chance to see her live... do it!

Great video... very moving, thanks for sharing this one.