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In 1987, an enigmatic encounter with a Native American visionary drew Celia Gunn into the renascence of his people, the Sinixt First Nation of British Columbia, declared extinct by the Canadian government in 1956. For six years, Celia walked a path that few have followed, working with members of the Band on cultural preservation projects. Setting a number of historical precedents, in 1989, the Sinixt were the first Band to ask for repatriation of ancestral remains, and to date are still upholding the longest and most peaceful occupation of Crown Land in Canadian history, as they continue their
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