ud ging ly . ▁The ▁residents ▁question ed ▁what ▁benefits ▁the ▁dam ▁would ▁have ▁for ▁them ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁just ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁re located , ▁and ▁lose ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁run . ▁However , ▁BC ▁H ydro ▁built ▁new ▁communities ▁for ▁those ▁living ▁from ▁Nak us p ▁to ▁Edge wood , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁compens ation ▁process . ▁These ▁communities ▁came ▁with ▁BC ▁H ydro ▁electric ity , ▁running ▁water , ▁tele phone ▁services , ▁a ▁school , ▁a ▁church , ▁a ▁park ▁and ▁stores . ▁Finally , ▁building ▁the ▁dam ▁did ▁provide ▁work ▁for ▁many ▁families , ▁and ▁supplied ▁electric ity ▁to ▁remote ▁communities ▁that ▁were ▁once ▁out ▁of ▁reach ▁of ▁BC ' s ▁transmission ▁grid , ▁and ▁dependent ▁on ▁gas ▁and ▁dies el ▁gener ators . ▁ ▁Despite ▁receiving ▁physical ▁re imb urs ement , ▁Wilson ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁emot ional ▁loss ▁of ▁pe op les ▁homes ▁and ▁familiar ▁landscape ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁compens ated , ▁and ▁increased ▁the ▁physical ▁and ▁psych ological ▁stress ▁of ▁re loc ating ▁their ▁homes ▁and ▁communities . ▁The ▁emot ional ▁loss ▁was ▁especially ▁difficult ▁for ▁the ▁First ▁Nations ▁people ▁living ▁around ▁these ▁areas . ▁The ▁S ini xt ▁people ▁who ▁occupied ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River ▁Valley ▁for ▁thousands ▁of ▁years , ▁lost ▁sacred ▁bur ial ▁grounds , ▁an ▁extremely ▁dev ast ating ▁experience ▁for ▁their ▁community . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁S ini xt ▁were ▁l abeled ▁as ▁officially ▁ext inct ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁despite ▁many