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Tory MP echoes calls for Carney to apologize to Grassy Narrows over protest remarks
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11757784/grassy-narrows-mercury/
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‘We want the mill to shut down,’ #GrassyNarrows #FirstNation to #Ontario
After nearly 60 years of industrial poisoning, the northwest #Indigenous community continues to demand justice
September 17 2024
by Jon Thompson"When members of #Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) and their supporters arrive at Queen’s Park this week, they’ll be calling for the #DrydenPulpAndPaper mill that’s been poisoning their water with #neurotoxins for nearly 60 years to permanently close.
"'We want everybody to be compensated, we want the mill to shut down, and we don’t want no #mining or #logging in our territory. We just want it all to stop,' says #ChrissyIsaacs, lead organizer of the caravan.
"Isaacs has been a staple of the annual #RiverRun demonstrations since they began in 2010. She was a leader among Grassy Narrows youths who blockaded #LoggingTrucks from entering the nearby #WhiskeyJackForest in 2002 and is currently travelling 1,900 kilometres to Toronto from her community near Ontario’s western border to protest the downriver effects of #methylmercury poisoning.
"Staff at the upstream #ReedPaperMill in #DrydenOntario, about 150 kilometres east of Grassy Narrows, dumped nearly 10 metric tonnes of #mercury into the #EnglishWabigoon River system in the 1960s and early 1970s. Mercury poisoned the #plants and #fish that the people of Grassy Narrows, and neighbouring #Wabaseemoong Independent Nation, were consuming.
"A half-century later, medical experts are finding that varying nervous and neurological health effects affect up to 90 per cent of Grassy Narrows residents.
Members of Grassy Narrows First Nation stopped to demonstrate outside of the Dryden mill before heading to Toronto for the annual River Run demonstration at Queen’s Park. There, they will call on the Ontario government to compensate the community for generations of industrial poisoning and call for the mill, now owned by First Quality Enterprises, to be shut down.
"The Grassy Narrows road blockade to prevent clear-cut logging and mining from happening in their traditional territories has stood for 22 years, and in that time Isaacs’s children have had children of their own. She says the conversation has never been transformed as much as it has this year.
"In May, scientific researchers released the revelation that #sulphate and organic matter in the #effluent that the mill is still releasing into the river is making methylmercury in the river system even worse, as opposed to diminishing over time as they were told."
#MercuryPoisoning #DirectAction #WaterIsLife #NativeAmericanNews #NativeAmericanActivism #InformedConsent #CanadaFirstNations
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‘We want the mill to shut down,’ #GrassyNarrows #FirstNation to #Ontario
After nearly 60 years of industrial poisoning, the northwest #Indigenous community continues to demand justice
September 17 2024
by Jon Thompson"When members of #Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) and their supporters arrive at Queen’s Park this week, they’ll be calling for the #DrydenPulpAndPaper mill that’s been poisoning their water with #neurotoxins for nearly 60 years to permanently close.
"'We want everybody to be compensated, we want the mill to shut down, and we don’t want no #mining or #logging in our territory. We just want it all to stop,' says #ChrissyIsaacs, lead organizer of the caravan.
"Isaacs has been a staple of the annual #RiverRun demonstrations since they began in 2010. She was a leader among Grassy Narrows youths who blockaded #LoggingTrucks from entering the nearby #WhiskeyJackForest in 2002 and is currently travelling 1,900 kilometres to Toronto from her community near Ontario’s western border to protest the downriver effects of #methylmercury poisoning.
"Staff at the upstream #ReedPaperMill in #DrydenOntario, about 150 kilometres east of Grassy Narrows, dumped nearly 10 metric tonnes of #mercury into the #EnglishWabigoon River system in the 1960s and early 1970s. Mercury poisoned the #plants and #fish that the people of Grassy Narrows, and neighbouring #Wabaseemoong Independent Nation, were consuming.
"A half-century later, medical experts are finding that varying nervous and neurological health effects affect up to 90 per cent of Grassy Narrows residents.
Members of Grassy Narrows First Nation stopped to demonstrate outside of the Dryden mill before heading to Toronto for the annual River Run demonstration at Queen’s Park. There, they will call on the Ontario government to compensate the community for generations of industrial poisoning and call for the mill, now owned by First Quality Enterprises, to be shut down.
"The Grassy Narrows road blockade to prevent clear-cut logging and mining from happening in their traditional territories has stood for 22 years, and in that time Isaacs’s children have had children of their own. She says the conversation has never been transformed as much as it has this year.
"In May, scientific researchers released the revelation that #sulphate and organic matter in the #effluent that the mill is still releasing into the river is making methylmercury in the river system even worse, as opposed to diminishing over time as they were told."
#MercuryPoisoning #DirectAction #WaterIsLife #NativeAmericanNews #NativeAmericanActivism #InformedConsent #CanadaFirstNations
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‘We want the mill to shut down,’ #GrassyNarrows #FirstNation to #Ontario
After nearly 60 years of industrial poisoning, the northwest #Indigenous community continues to demand justice
September 17 2024
by Jon Thompson"When members of #Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) and their supporters arrive at Queen’s Park this week, they’ll be calling for the #DrydenPulpAndPaper mill that’s been poisoning their water with #neurotoxins for nearly 60 years to permanently close.
"'We want everybody to be compensated, we want the mill to shut down, and we don’t want no #mining or #logging in our territory. We just want it all to stop,' says #ChrissyIsaacs, lead organizer of the caravan.
"Isaacs has been a staple of the annual #RiverRun demonstrations since they began in 2010. She was a leader among Grassy Narrows youths who blockaded #LoggingTrucks from entering the nearby #WhiskeyJackForest in 2002 and is currently travelling 1,900 kilometres to Toronto from her community near Ontario’s western border to protest the downriver effects of #methylmercury poisoning.
"Staff at the upstream #ReedPaperMill in #DrydenOntario, about 150 kilometres east of Grassy Narrows, dumped nearly 10 metric tonnes of #mercury into the #EnglishWabigoon River system in the 1960s and early 1970s. Mercury poisoned the #plants and #fish that the people of Grassy Narrows, and neighbouring #Wabaseemoong Independent Nation, were consuming.
"A half-century later, medical experts are finding that varying nervous and neurological health effects affect up to 90 per cent of Grassy Narrows residents.
Members of Grassy Narrows First Nation stopped to demonstrate outside of the Dryden mill before heading to Toronto for the annual River Run demonstration at Queen’s Park. There, they will call on the Ontario government to compensate the community for generations of industrial poisoning and call for the mill, now owned by First Quality Enterprises, to be shut down.
"The Grassy Narrows road blockade to prevent clear-cut logging and mining from happening in their traditional territories has stood for 22 years, and in that time Isaacs’s children have had children of their own. She says the conversation has never been transformed as much as it has this year.
"In May, scientific researchers released the revelation that #sulphate and organic matter in the #effluent that the mill is still releasing into the river is making methylmercury in the river system even worse, as opposed to diminishing over time as they were told."
#MercuryPoisoning #DirectAction #WaterIsLife #NativeAmericanNews #NativeAmericanActivism #InformedConsent #CanadaFirstNations
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‘We want the mill to shut down,’ #GrassyNarrows #FirstNation to #Ontario
After nearly 60 years of industrial poisoning, the northwest #Indigenous community continues to demand justice
September 17 2024
by Jon Thompson"When members of #Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) and their supporters arrive at Queen’s Park this week, they’ll be calling for the #DrydenPulpAndPaper mill that’s been poisoning their water with #neurotoxins for nearly 60 years to permanently close.
"'We want everybody to be compensated, we want the mill to shut down, and we don’t want no #mining or #logging in our territory. We just want it all to stop,' says #ChrissyIsaacs, lead organizer of the caravan.
"Isaacs has been a staple of the annual #RiverRun demonstrations since they began in 2010. She was a leader among Grassy Narrows youths who blockaded #LoggingTrucks from entering the nearby #WhiskeyJackForest in 2002 and is currently travelling 1,900 kilometres to Toronto from her community near Ontario’s western border to protest the downriver effects of #methylmercury poisoning.
"Staff at the upstream #ReedPaperMill in #DrydenOntario, about 150 kilometres east of Grassy Narrows, dumped nearly 10 metric tonnes of #mercury into the #EnglishWabigoon River system in the 1960s and early 1970s. Mercury poisoned the #plants and #fish that the people of Grassy Narrows, and neighbouring #Wabaseemoong Independent Nation, were consuming.
"A half-century later, medical experts are finding that varying nervous and neurological health effects affect up to 90 per cent of Grassy Narrows residents.
Members of Grassy Narrows First Nation stopped to demonstrate outside of the Dryden mill before heading to Toronto for the annual River Run demonstration at Queen’s Park. There, they will call on the Ontario government to compensate the community for generations of industrial poisoning and call for the mill, now owned by First Quality Enterprises, to be shut down.
"The Grassy Narrows road blockade to prevent clear-cut logging and mining from happening in their traditional territories has stood for 22 years, and in that time Isaacs’s children have had children of their own. She says the conversation has never been transformed as much as it has this year.
"In May, scientific researchers released the revelation that #sulphate and organic matter in the #effluent that the mill is still releasing into the river is making methylmercury in the river system even worse, as opposed to diminishing over time as they were told."
#MercuryPoisoning #DirectAction #WaterIsLife #NativeAmericanNews #NativeAmericanActivism #InformedConsent #CanadaFirstNations
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‘We want the mill to shut down,’ #GrassyNarrows #FirstNation to #Ontario
After nearly 60 years of industrial poisoning, the northwest #Indigenous community continues to demand justice
September 17 2024
by Jon Thompson"When members of #Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) and their supporters arrive at Queen’s Park this week, they’ll be calling for the #DrydenPulpAndPaper mill that’s been poisoning their water with #neurotoxins for nearly 60 years to permanently close.
"'We want everybody to be compensated, we want the mill to shut down, and we don’t want no #mining or #logging in our territory. We just want it all to stop,' says #ChrissyIsaacs, lead organizer of the caravan.
"Isaacs has been a staple of the annual #RiverRun demonstrations since they began in 2010. She was a leader among Grassy Narrows youths who blockaded #LoggingTrucks from entering the nearby #WhiskeyJackForest in 2002 and is currently travelling 1,900 kilometres to Toronto from her community near Ontario’s western border to protest the downriver effects of #methylmercury poisoning.
"Staff at the upstream #ReedPaperMill in #DrydenOntario, about 150 kilometres east of Grassy Narrows, dumped nearly 10 metric tonnes of #mercury into the #EnglishWabigoon River system in the 1960s and early 1970s. Mercury poisoned the #plants and #fish that the people of Grassy Narrows, and neighbouring #Wabaseemoong Independent Nation, were consuming.
"A half-century later, medical experts are finding that varying nervous and neurological health effects affect up to 90 per cent of Grassy Narrows residents.
Members of Grassy Narrows First Nation stopped to demonstrate outside of the Dryden mill before heading to Toronto for the annual River Run demonstration at Queen’s Park. There, they will call on the Ontario government to compensate the community for generations of industrial poisoning and call for the mill, now owned by First Quality Enterprises, to be shut down.
"The Grassy Narrows road blockade to prevent clear-cut logging and mining from happening in their traditional territories has stood for 22 years, and in that time Isaacs’s children have had children of their own. She says the conversation has never been transformed as much as it has this year.
"In May, scientific researchers released the revelation that #sulphate and organic matter in the #effluent that the mill is still releasing into the river is making methylmercury in the river system even worse, as opposed to diminishing over time as they were told."
#MercuryPoisoning #DirectAction #WaterIsLife #NativeAmericanNews #NativeAmericanActivism #InformedConsent #CanadaFirstNations
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The growing movement of #Indigenous leaders across #NorthernOntario opposing #NuclearWaste dump
'We live off the land every day. It’s the most precious food market we have in the world'
October 3, 2024
Jon Thompson"#FirstNations opposing nuclear waste burial in northwestern Ontario are growing in number and are now mobilizing across the region.
"A fledgling movement of Indigenous leaders hosted a small rally with non-Indigenous allies in #ThunderBay on Wednesday, with a refrain of 'Gaa-Wiin,' the #Anishinaabemowin word meaning 'no' to nuclear waste burial.
"The demonstration followed a letter signed by nine chiefs last week, asking the Nuclear Waste Management Organization to respect their will not to bury Canada’s most #radioactive nuclear waste in a #DeepRepository site between the town of #Ignace and #WabigoonLake #Ojibway First Nation.
"The #NWMO is expected to issue a final decision by year’s end as to whether it will transport used #NuclearFuel, produced since the 1960s, by either train or highway over 1,600 kilometres to a deep geological repository. If the Ignace is chosen over Bruce County, where nuclear energy and its waste is produced, transportation would begin in the 2040s and will take 40 years to complete.
"Although the site selection process has been underway for 20 years, the looming final decision has prompted political actions, including a larger #ThunderBay demonstration in April and a march last month along the highway near the proposed site.
"'I don’t know why some people just don’t understand,' Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek (#GrassyNarrows First Nation) #ChiefRudyTurtle told the crowd of around 300 people. 'It’s so simple: no means no. That’s all it is. Why can’t you understand that? We are saying no, we don’t want nuclear waste.'"
"Thirteen First Nations have now signed on to last week’s statement opposing the repository, including #NorthwestAngle #33, whose leadership committed to the cause on Wednesday. Signatories include #FortWilliamFirstNation, #Gakijiwanong #Anishinaabe (#LacLaCroix First Nation), #GullBayFirstNation, #Kitchenuhmaykoosib #Inninuwug (#BigTroutLake First Nation), #MuskratDam First Nation, #Neskantaga First Nation, #NetmizaaggamigNishnaabeg (Pic Mobert First Nation), #Ojibways of #Onigaming, #ShoalLake #40 First Nation, #Wapekeka First Nation, #WauzhushkOnigum Nation."
#NoNukes #NoWar #NuclearWasteDump #InformedConsent #CanadaFirstNations #NuclearTransport #NativeAmericanNews
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The growing movement of #Indigenous leaders across #NorthernOntario opposing #NuclearWaste dump
'We live off the land every day. It’s the most precious food market we have in the world'
October 3, 2024
Jon Thompson"#FirstNations opposing nuclear waste burial in northwestern Ontario are growing in number and are now mobilizing across the region.
"A fledgling movement of Indigenous leaders hosted a small rally with non-Indigenous allies in #ThunderBay on Wednesday, with a refrain of 'Gaa-Wiin,' the #Anishinaabemowin word meaning 'no' to nuclear waste burial.
"The demonstration followed a letter signed by nine chiefs last week, asking the Nuclear Waste Management Organization to respect their will not to bury Canada’s most #radioactive nuclear waste in a #DeepRepository site between the town of #Ignace and #WabigoonLake #Ojibway First Nation.
"The #NWMO is expected to issue a final decision by year’s end as to whether it will transport used #NuclearFuel, produced since the 1960s, by either train or highway over 1,600 kilometres to a deep geological repository. If the Ignace is chosen over Bruce County, where nuclear energy and its waste is produced, transportation would begin in the 2040s and will take 40 years to complete.
"Although the site selection process has been underway for 20 years, the looming final decision has prompted political actions, including a larger #ThunderBay demonstration in April and a march last month along the highway near the proposed site.
"'I don’t know why some people just don’t understand,' Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek (#GrassyNarrows First Nation) #ChiefRudyTurtle told the crowd of around 300 people. 'It’s so simple: no means no. That’s all it is. Why can’t you understand that? We are saying no, we don’t want nuclear waste.'"
"Thirteen First Nations have now signed on to last week’s statement opposing the repository, including #NorthwestAngle #33, whose leadership committed to the cause on Wednesday. Signatories include #FortWilliamFirstNation, #Gakijiwanong #Anishinaabe (#LacLaCroix First Nation), #GullBayFirstNation, #Kitchenuhmaykoosib #Inninuwug (#BigTroutLake First Nation), #MuskratDam First Nation, #Neskantaga First Nation, #NetmizaaggamigNishnaabeg (Pic Mobert First Nation), #Ojibways of #Onigaming, #ShoalLake #40 First Nation, #Wapekeka First Nation, #WauzhushkOnigum Nation."
#NoNukes #NoWar #NuclearWasteDump #InformedConsent #CanadaFirstNations #NuclearTransport #NativeAmericanNews
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The growing movement of #Indigenous leaders across #NorthernOntario opposing #NuclearWaste dump
'We live off the land every day. It’s the most precious food market we have in the world'
October 3, 2024
Jon Thompson"#FirstNations opposing nuclear waste burial in northwestern Ontario are growing in number and are now mobilizing across the region.
"A fledgling movement of Indigenous leaders hosted a small rally with non-Indigenous allies in #ThunderBay on Wednesday, with a refrain of 'Gaa-Wiin,' the #Anishinaabemowin word meaning 'no' to nuclear waste burial.
"The demonstration followed a letter signed by nine chiefs last week, asking the Nuclear Waste Management Organization to respect their will not to bury Canada’s most #radioactive nuclear waste in a #DeepRepository site between the town of #Ignace and #WabigoonLake #Ojibway First Nation.
"The #NWMO is expected to issue a final decision by year’s end as to whether it will transport used #NuclearFuel, produced since the 1960s, by either train or highway over 1,600 kilometres to a deep geological repository. If the Ignace is chosen over Bruce County, where nuclear energy and its waste is produced, transportation would begin in the 2040s and will take 40 years to complete.
"Although the site selection process has been underway for 20 years, the looming final decision has prompted political actions, including a larger #ThunderBay demonstration in April and a march last month along the highway near the proposed site.
"'I don’t know why some people just don’t understand,' Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek (#GrassyNarrows First Nation) #ChiefRudyTurtle told the crowd of around 300 people. 'It’s so simple: no means no. That’s all it is. Why can’t you understand that? We are saying no, we don’t want nuclear waste.'"
"Thirteen First Nations have now signed on to last week’s statement opposing the repository, including #NorthwestAngle #33, whose leadership committed to the cause on Wednesday. Signatories include #FortWilliamFirstNation, #Gakijiwanong #Anishinaabe (#LacLaCroix First Nation), #GullBayFirstNation, #Kitchenuhmaykoosib #Inninuwug (#BigTroutLake First Nation), #MuskratDam First Nation, #Neskantaga First Nation, #NetmizaaggamigNishnaabeg (Pic Mobert First Nation), #Ojibways of #Onigaming, #ShoalLake #40 First Nation, #Wapekeka First Nation, #WauzhushkOnigum Nation."
#NoNukes #NoWar #NuclearWasteDump #InformedConsent #CanadaFirstNations #NuclearTransport #NativeAmericanNews
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The growing movement of #Indigenous leaders across #NorthernOntario opposing #NuclearWaste dump
'We live off the land every day. It’s the most precious food market we have in the world'
October 3, 2024
Jon Thompson"#FirstNations opposing nuclear waste burial in northwestern Ontario are growing in number and are now mobilizing across the region.
"A fledgling movement of Indigenous leaders hosted a small rally with non-Indigenous allies in #ThunderBay on Wednesday, with a refrain of 'Gaa-Wiin,' the #Anishinaabemowin word meaning 'no' to nuclear waste burial.
"The demonstration followed a letter signed by nine chiefs last week, asking the Nuclear Waste Management Organization to respect their will not to bury Canada’s most #radioactive nuclear waste in a #DeepRepository site between the town of #Ignace and #WabigoonLake #Ojibway First Nation.
"The #NWMO is expected to issue a final decision by year’s end as to whether it will transport used #NuclearFuel, produced since the 1960s, by either train or highway over 1,600 kilometres to a deep geological repository. If the Ignace is chosen over Bruce County, where nuclear energy and its waste is produced, transportation would begin in the 2040s and will take 40 years to complete.
"Although the site selection process has been underway for 20 years, the looming final decision has prompted political actions, including a larger #ThunderBay demonstration in April and a march last month along the highway near the proposed site.
"'I don’t know why some people just don’t understand,' Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek (#GrassyNarrows First Nation) #ChiefRudyTurtle told the crowd of around 300 people. 'It’s so simple: no means no. That’s all it is. Why can’t you understand that? We are saying no, we don’t want nuclear waste.'"
"Thirteen First Nations have now signed on to last week’s statement opposing the repository, including #NorthwestAngle #33, whose leadership committed to the cause on Wednesday. Signatories include #FortWilliamFirstNation, #Gakijiwanong #Anishinaabe (#LacLaCroix First Nation), #GullBayFirstNation, #Kitchenuhmaykoosib #Inninuwug (#BigTroutLake First Nation), #MuskratDam First Nation, #Neskantaga First Nation, #NetmizaaggamigNishnaabeg (Pic Mobert First Nation), #Ojibways of #Onigaming, #ShoalLake #40 First Nation, #Wapekeka First Nation, #WauzhushkOnigum Nation."
#NoNukes #NoWar #NuclearWasteDump #InformedConsent #CanadaFirstNations #NuclearTransport #NativeAmericanNews
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The growing movement of #Indigenous leaders across #NorthernOntario opposing #NuclearWaste dump
'We live off the land every day. It’s the most precious food market we have in the world'
October 3, 2024
Jon Thompson"#FirstNations opposing nuclear waste burial in northwestern Ontario are growing in number and are now mobilizing across the region.
"A fledgling movement of Indigenous leaders hosted a small rally with non-Indigenous allies in #ThunderBay on Wednesday, with a refrain of 'Gaa-Wiin,' the #Anishinaabemowin word meaning 'no' to nuclear waste burial.
"The demonstration followed a letter signed by nine chiefs last week, asking the Nuclear Waste Management Organization to respect their will not to bury Canada’s most #radioactive nuclear waste in a #DeepRepository site between the town of #Ignace and #WabigoonLake #Ojibway First Nation.
"The #NWMO is expected to issue a final decision by year’s end as to whether it will transport used #NuclearFuel, produced since the 1960s, by either train or highway over 1,600 kilometres to a deep geological repository. If the Ignace is chosen over Bruce County, where nuclear energy and its waste is produced, transportation would begin in the 2040s and will take 40 years to complete.
"Although the site selection process has been underway for 20 years, the looming final decision has prompted political actions, including a larger #ThunderBay demonstration in April and a march last month along the highway near the proposed site.
"'I don’t know why some people just don’t understand,' Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek (#GrassyNarrows First Nation) #ChiefRudyTurtle told the crowd of around 300 people. 'It’s so simple: no means no. That’s all it is. Why can’t you understand that? We are saying no, we don’t want nuclear waste.'"
"Thirteen First Nations have now signed on to last week’s statement opposing the repository, including #NorthwestAngle #33, whose leadership committed to the cause on Wednesday. Signatories include #FortWilliamFirstNation, #Gakijiwanong #Anishinaabe (#LacLaCroix First Nation), #GullBayFirstNation, #Kitchenuhmaykoosib #Inninuwug (#BigTroutLake First Nation), #MuskratDam First Nation, #Neskantaga First Nation, #NetmizaaggamigNishnaabeg (Pic Mobert First Nation), #Ojibways of #Onigaming, #ShoalLake #40 First Nation, #Wapekeka First Nation, #WauzhushkOnigum Nation."
#NoNukes #NoWar #NuclearWasteDump #InformedConsent #CanadaFirstNations #NuclearTransport #NativeAmericanNews
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@athenaph: “Our people have been trying to protect this land for so long. We’re fighting this big fight, we need solidarity- our voices are small but when people stand with us, it becomes powerful.” -Judy Da Silva
Stand with #GrassyNarrows @ #RiverRun20… https://twitter.com/athenaph/status/1836220076573237448
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@athenaph: “Our people have been trying to protect this land for so long. We’re fighting this big fight, we need solidarity- our voices are small but when people stand with us, it becomes powerful.” -Judy Da Silva
Stand with #GrassyNarrows @ #RiverRun20… https://twitter.com/athenaph/status/1836220076573237448
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@athenaph: “Our people have been trying to protect this land for so long. We’re fighting this big fight, we need solidarity- our voices are small but when people stand with us, it becomes powerful.” -Judy Da Silva
Stand with #GrassyNarrows @ #RiverRun20… https://twitter.com/athenaph/status/1836220076573237448
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@athenaph: “Our people have been trying to protect this land for so long. We’re fighting this big fight, we need solidarity- our voices are small but when people stand with us, it becomes powerful.” -Judy Da Silva
Stand with #GrassyNarrows @ #RiverRun20… https://twitter.com/athenaph/status/1836220076573237448
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@athenaph: RT @FreeGrassy: ALL OUT TOMORROW - Sept 18th at Grange Park!
Join us for #RiverRun2024 and stand with #GrassyNarrows as they fight for me… - https://twitter.com/athenaph/status/1836208051700846771
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@athenaph: RT @FreeGrassy: ALL OUT TOMORROW - Sept 18th at Grange Park!
Join us for #RiverRun2024 and stand with #GrassyNarrows as they fight for me… - https://twitter.com/athenaph/status/1836208051700846771
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@athenaph: RT @FreeGrassy: ALL OUT TOMORROW - Sept 18th at Grange Park!
Join us for #RiverRun2024 and stand with #GrassyNarrows as they fight for me… - https://twitter.com/athenaph/status/1836208051700846771
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@athenaph: RT @FreeGrassy: ALL OUT TOMORROW - Sept 18th at Grange Park!
Join us for #RiverRun2024 and stand with #GrassyNarrows as they fight for me… - https://twitter.com/athenaph/status/1836208051700846771
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March with #GrassyNarrows on September 18th, noon in Grange Park for -#RiverRun2024 to send a clear message to @JustinTrudeau that they need compensation for all!
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March with #GrassyNarrows on September 18th, noon in Grange Park for -#RiverRun2024 to send a clear message to @JustinTrudeau that they need compensation for all!
Free Grassy @FreeGrassy -
March with #GrassyNarrows on September 18th, noon in Grange Park for -#RiverRun2024 to send a clear message to @JustinTrudeau that they need compensation for all!
Free Grassy @FreeGrassy -
March with #GrassyNarrows on September 18th, noon in Grange Park for -#RiverRun2024 to send a clear message to @JustinTrudeau that they need compensation for all!
Free Grassy @FreeGrassy -
March with #GrassyNarrows on September 18th, noon in Grange Park for -#RiverRun2024 to send a clear message to @JustinTrudeau that they need compensation for all!
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@athenaph: RT @FreeGrassy: This Wednesday September 18th march with #GrassyNarrows as they demand that @fordnationdougford stop the poisoning of their… - https://twitter.com/athenaph/status/1835671748341076246
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@athenaph: RT @FreeGrassy: This Wednesday September 18th march with #GrassyNarrows as they demand that @fordnationdougford stop the poisoning of their… - https://twitter.com/athenaph/status/1835671748341076246
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@athenaph: RT @FreeGrassy: This Wednesday September 18th march with #GrassyNarrows as they demand that @fordnationdougford stop the poisoning of their… - https://twitter.com/athenaph/status/1835671748341076246
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#GrassyNarrows #FirstNation taking #Ontario to court over #MiningAct, lack of consultation on land claims
'These practices have to change,' #ChiefRudyTurtle tells news conference at Queen's Park
Sarah Law · CBC News · Posted: Jul 12, 2024
"A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is taking the province to court over its Mining Act, arguing the free-entry system violates its constitutional rights.
"#Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek, known as Grassy Narrows First Nation, has issued a notice of application in the Superior Court of Justice.
"The legal action says the province's Mining Act does not require prospectors to consult with First Nations before staking claims on their traditional lands. It argues this breaches the First Nation's treaty rights under Sec. 35 of the Constitution and goes against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [#UNDRIP].
"According to the notice of application obtained by CBC News, there are about 10,000 mining claims in Grassy Narrows's interim area of interest for mining, which covers more than 2,850 square kilometres — more than four times the size of Toronto.
"Grassy Narrows has had a long history of land defence efforts:
- In 2007, the First Nation declared a moratorium on #industrial activity in its territory until the Crown obtained its consent.
- In 2015, Grassy Narrows people voted against industrial #logging in its territory during a community referendum.
- In 2018, Grassy Narrows enacted a land declaration, which bans mining, staking and exploration activities without consent.
- In 2022, the First Nation marked 20 years of its blockade to prevent #ClearCut logging and mining from happening in its traditional territories."Grassy Narrows is one of many First Nations in the region speaking out against exploration activities:
- In April, the #Ojibways of #Onigaming issued a statement objecting to a proposed permit for the exploration of an aggregate pit located off Highway 71.
- In March, Cat Lake First Nation filed a court injunction to pause a #GoldMining company's construction of a temporary winter road leading to an exploration camp for a proposed #OpenPit mine.
- Last August, Kiashke Zaaging #Anishinaabek (#KZA), also known as #GullBay First Nation, issued a public notice to warn mining prospectors away from its traditional territory."#InformedConsent #FirstNations #Colonialism #CorporateColonialism #Mining #GreenEnergy #CulturalGenocide #IndigenousSovereignty #LandBack #WaterIsLife #Canada #LandDefenders #sovereignty
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#GrassyNarrows #FirstNation taking #Ontario to court over #MiningAct, lack of consultation on land claims
'These practices have to change,' #ChiefRudyTurtle tells news conference at Queen's Park
Sarah Law · CBC News · Posted: Jul 12, 2024
"A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is taking the province to court over its Mining Act, arguing the free-entry system violates its constitutional rights.
"#Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek, known as Grassy Narrows First Nation, has issued a notice of application in the Superior Court of Justice.
"The legal action says the province's Mining Act does not require prospectors to consult with First Nations before staking claims on their traditional lands. It argues this breaches the First Nation's treaty rights under Sec. 35 of the Constitution and goes against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [#UNDRIP].
"According to the notice of application obtained by CBC News, there are about 10,000 mining claims in Grassy Narrows's interim area of interest for mining, which covers more than 2,850 square kilometres — more than four times the size of Toronto.
"Grassy Narrows has had a long history of land defence efforts:
- In 2007, the First Nation declared a moratorium on #industrial activity in its territory until the Crown obtained its consent.
- In 2015, Grassy Narrows people voted against industrial #logging in its territory during a community referendum.
- In 2018, Grassy Narrows enacted a land declaration, which bans mining, staking and exploration activities without consent.
- In 2022, the First Nation marked 20 years of its blockade to prevent #ClearCut logging and mining from happening in its traditional territories."Grassy Narrows is one of many First Nations in the region speaking out against exploration activities:
- In April, the #Ojibways of #Onigaming issued a statement objecting to a proposed permit for the exploration of an aggregate pit located off Highway 71.
- In March, Cat Lake First Nation filed a court injunction to pause a #GoldMining company's construction of a temporary winter road leading to an exploration camp for a proposed #OpenPit mine.
- Last August, Kiashke Zaaging #Anishinaabek (#KZA), also known as #GullBay First Nation, issued a public notice to warn mining prospectors away from its traditional territory."#InformedConsent #FirstNations #Colonialism #CorporateColonialism #Mining #GreenEnergy #CulturalGenocide #IndigenousSovereignty #LandBack #WaterIsLife #Canada #LandDefenders #sovereignty
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#GrassyNarrows #FirstNation taking #Ontario to court over #MiningAct, lack of consultation on land claims
'These practices have to change,' #ChiefRudyTurtle tells news conference at Queen's Park
Sarah Law · CBC News · Posted: Jul 12, 2024
"A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is taking the province to court over its Mining Act, arguing the free-entry system violates its constitutional rights.
"#Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek, known as Grassy Narrows First Nation, has issued a notice of application in the Superior Court of Justice.
"The legal action says the province's Mining Act does not require prospectors to consult with First Nations before staking claims on their traditional lands. It argues this breaches the First Nation's treaty rights under Sec. 35 of the Constitution and goes against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [#UNDRIP].
"According to the notice of application obtained by CBC News, there are about 10,000 mining claims in Grassy Narrows's interim area of interest for mining, which covers more than 2,850 square kilometres — more than four times the size of Toronto.
"Grassy Narrows has had a long history of land defence efforts:
- In 2007, the First Nation declared a moratorium on #industrial activity in its territory until the Crown obtained its consent.
- In 2015, Grassy Narrows people voted against industrial #logging in its territory during a community referendum.
- In 2018, Grassy Narrows enacted a land declaration, which bans mining, staking and exploration activities without consent.
- In 2022, the First Nation marked 20 years of its blockade to prevent #ClearCut logging and mining from happening in its traditional territories."Grassy Narrows is one of many First Nations in the region speaking out against exploration activities:
- In April, the #Ojibways of #Onigaming issued a statement objecting to a proposed permit for the exploration of an aggregate pit located off Highway 71.
- In March, Cat Lake First Nation filed a court injunction to pause a #GoldMining company's construction of a temporary winter road leading to an exploration camp for a proposed #OpenPit mine.
- Last August, Kiashke Zaaging #Anishinaabek (#KZA), also known as #GullBay First Nation, issued a public notice to warn mining prospectors away from its traditional territory."#InformedConsent #FirstNations #Colonialism #CorporateColonialism #Mining #GreenEnergy #CulturalGenocide #IndigenousSovereignty #LandBack #WaterIsLife #Canada #LandDefenders #sovereignty
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#GrassyNarrows #FirstNation taking #Ontario to court over #MiningAct, lack of consultation on land claims
'These practices have to change,' #ChiefRudyTurtle tells news conference at Queen's Park
Sarah Law · CBC News · Posted: Jul 12, 2024
"A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is taking the province to court over its Mining Act, arguing the free-entry system violates its constitutional rights.
"#Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek, known as Grassy Narrows First Nation, has issued a notice of application in the Superior Court of Justice.
"The legal action says the province's Mining Act does not require prospectors to consult with First Nations before staking claims on their traditional lands. It argues this breaches the First Nation's treaty rights under Sec. 35 of the Constitution and goes against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [#UNDRIP].
"According to the notice of application obtained by CBC News, there are about 10,000 mining claims in Grassy Narrows's interim area of interest for mining, which covers more than 2,850 square kilometres — more than four times the size of Toronto.
"Grassy Narrows has had a long history of land defence efforts:
- In 2007, the First Nation declared a moratorium on #industrial activity in its territory until the Crown obtained its consent.
- In 2015, Grassy Narrows people voted against industrial #logging in its territory during a community referendum.
- In 2018, Grassy Narrows enacted a land declaration, which bans mining, staking and exploration activities without consent.
- In 2022, the First Nation marked 20 years of its blockade to prevent #ClearCut logging and mining from happening in its traditional territories."Grassy Narrows is one of many First Nations in the region speaking out against exploration activities:
- In April, the #Ojibways of #Onigaming issued a statement objecting to a proposed permit for the exploration of an aggregate pit located off Highway 71.
- In March, Cat Lake First Nation filed a court injunction to pause a #GoldMining company's construction of a temporary winter road leading to an exploration camp for a proposed #OpenPit mine.
- Last August, Kiashke Zaaging #Anishinaabek (#KZA), also known as #GullBay First Nation, issued a public notice to warn mining prospectors away from its traditional territory."#InformedConsent #FirstNations #Colonialism #CorporateColonialism #Mining #GreenEnergy #CulturalGenocide #IndigenousSovereignty #LandBack #WaterIsLife #Canada #LandDefenders #sovereignty
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#GrassyNarrows #FirstNation taking #Ontario to court over #MiningAct, lack of consultation on land claims
'These practices have to change,' #ChiefRudyTurtle tells news conference at Queen's Park
Sarah Law · CBC News · Posted: Jul 12, 2024
"A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is taking the province to court over its Mining Act, arguing the free-entry system violates its constitutional rights.
"#Asubpeeschoseewagong #Anishinabek, known as Grassy Narrows First Nation, has issued a notice of application in the Superior Court of Justice.
"The legal action says the province's Mining Act does not require prospectors to consult with First Nations before staking claims on their traditional lands. It argues this breaches the First Nation's treaty rights under Sec. 35 of the Constitution and goes against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [#UNDRIP].
"According to the notice of application obtained by CBC News, there are about 10,000 mining claims in Grassy Narrows's interim area of interest for mining, which covers more than 2,850 square kilometres — more than four times the size of Toronto.
"Grassy Narrows has had a long history of land defence efforts:
- In 2007, the First Nation declared a moratorium on #industrial activity in its territory until the Crown obtained its consent.
- In 2015, Grassy Narrows people voted against industrial #logging in its territory during a community referendum.
- In 2018, Grassy Narrows enacted a land declaration, which bans mining, staking and exploration activities without consent.
- In 2022, the First Nation marked 20 years of its blockade to prevent #ClearCut logging and mining from happening in its traditional territories."Grassy Narrows is one of many First Nations in the region speaking out against exploration activities:
- In April, the #Ojibways of #Onigaming issued a statement objecting to a proposed permit for the exploration of an aggregate pit located off Highway 71.
- In March, Cat Lake First Nation filed a court injunction to pause a #GoldMining company's construction of a temporary winter road leading to an exploration camp for a proposed #OpenPit mine.
- Last August, Kiashke Zaaging #Anishinaabek (#KZA), also known as #GullBay First Nation, issued a public notice to warn mining prospectors away from its traditional territory."#InformedConsent #FirstNations #Colonialism #CorporateColonialism #Mining #GreenEnergy #CulturalGenocide #IndigenousSovereignty #LandBack #WaterIsLife #Canada #LandDefenders #sovereignty
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A new law aims to crack down on #EnvironmentalRacism in Canada | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/environmental-racism-c-226-1.7235319
“Advocates often point to the experience of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation, known as #GrassyNarrows, in Ontario as one of the most glaring examples of environmental racism, and the disproportionate impacts on racialized communities. (1/4) -
A new law aims to crack down on #EnvironmentalRacism in Canada | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/environmental-racism-c-226-1.7235319
“Advocates often point to the experience of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation, known as #GrassyNarrows, in Ontario as one of the most glaring examples of environmental racism, and the disproportionate impacts on racialized communities. (1/4) -
A new law aims to crack down on #EnvironmentalRacism in Canada | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/environmental-racism-c-226-1.7235319
“Advocates often point to the experience of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation, known as #GrassyNarrows, in Ontario as one of the most glaring examples of environmental racism, and the disproportionate impacts on racialized communities. (1/4) -
A new law aims to crack down on #EnvironmentalRacism in Canada | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/environmental-racism-c-226-1.7235319
“Advocates often point to the experience of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation, known as #GrassyNarrows, in Ontario as one of the most glaring examples of environmental racism, and the disproportionate impacts on racialized communities. (1/4) -
A new law aims to crack down on #EnvironmentalRacism in Canada | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/environmental-racism-c-226-1.7235319
“Advocates often point to the experience of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation, known as #GrassyNarrows, in Ontario as one of the most glaring examples of environmental racism, and the disproportionate impacts on racialized communities. (1/4) -
RT @Alan_S_Hale: Environment Minister @Andrea_Khanjin danced around questions about the scope of today's meeting in #GrassyNarrows about th… https://twitter.com/MaritStiles/status/1795905668886532311
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RT @Alan_S_Hale: Environment Minister @Andrea_Khanjin danced around questions about the scope of today's meeting in #GrassyNarrows about th… https://twitter.com/MaritStiles/status/1795905668886532311
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[Photos] Global #Mining Convention Protested in #Toronto
“Get out of our land, stay out of our land, And once again we say ‘no means no!’” - #ChiefRudyTurtle of #GrassyNarrows #FirstNation.
March 6, 2024
By Brenda Norrell, #CensoredNews
Photos courtesy #MiningInjustice Solidarity Network"We’re not going to let them give each other awards while we’re witnessing #CanadianMining destroy, kill and colonize across Turtle Island and around the world."
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/03/global-mining-convention-protested-in.html
#CorporateColonialism #ClimateActivists #Activism #CulturalGenocide #EnvironmentalRacism #Mining #LandBack #WaterIsLife #IndigenousLands #IndigenousRights
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[Photos] Global #Mining Convention Protested in #Toronto
“Get out of our land, stay out of our land, And once again we say ‘no means no!’” - #ChiefRudyTurtle of #GrassyNarrows #FirstNation.
March 6, 2024
By Brenda Norrell, #CensoredNews
Photos courtesy #MiningInjustice Solidarity Network"We’re not going to let them give each other awards while we’re witnessing #CanadianMining destroy, kill and colonize across Turtle Island and around the world."
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/03/global-mining-convention-protested-in.html
#CorporateColonialism #ClimateActivists #Activism #CulturalGenocide #EnvironmentalRacism #Mining #LandBack #WaterIsLife #IndigenousLands #IndigenousRights
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#Mercury #poisoning among members of the #GrassyNarrows #FirstNation in #Ontario #Canada is contributing to high rates of attempted suicide among #Indigenous youth.
That’s according to a new study out of the University of Quebec in Montreal published this month in the journal #Environmental #Health Perspectives. -
At the solidarity action for the Land Alliance as they tell Ford to respect Indigenous rights and protect their sources of life on their Territories!
Standing in solidarity and saying "no" to unwanted mining activity on their lands.
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI, or Big Trout Lake First Nation),
Wapekeka, Neskantaga, and
Asubpeeschoseewagong Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows)#LandAlliance #FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows #LandBack #LegalObservers #LOLife
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Join the Land Alliance to say "no" to unwanted mining activity on their land and stand in solidarity with their struggle for control over their lives and their lands.
We will rally to tell Ford to respect Indigenous rights and protect their sources of life on their Territories in the face of mining incursions.
The rally will be at University Ave and Grosvenor St near the Past and Present Monument.
Please Click Here to RSVP - https://freegrassy.net/land-alliance-rally-july20th/
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Since 2018 there have been over 5,000 #mining claims made in Grassy Narrows because of Doug Ford’s refusal to withdraw the area from mining & logging activity. Instead, Doug Ford allows “free entry” throughout the area so that corporations can stake mining claims from the comfort of their living rooms without giving prior notice to Grassy Narrows.
Tell Doug Ford No Mining On Anishinaabe Territory!
#LandAlliance #FreeGrassy #Indigenous #Anishinaabe #GrassyNarrows https://freegrassy.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b32d0dbc1106ec6cfdd624d64&id=57161ac2e8&e=fe49b682d0 -
Most of these I knew about, but not #GrassyNarrows
"Grassy Narrows mercury contamination (1960s)
For nearly a decade, the Dryden Mill’s chloralkali plant discharged up to 24,000 pounds of mercury into the #WabigoonRiver. It is regarded as one of the worst cases of industrial pollution in Canada’s history. Many people in the Grassy Narrows #FirstNation and #Whitedog First Nation communities were poisoned due to the contamination."
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20 of the biggest environmental disasters in history
By Stacker, Published March 28, 2023
1. #Honkeiko colliery mining disaster (#China, 1942)
2. Great Smog of London (#UK, 1952)
3. #GrassyNarrows #mercury contamination (#Canada, 1960s)
4. #ThreeMileIsland accident (#Pennsylvania, 1979)
5. #Bhopal disaster (#India, 1984)
6. #Chernobyl (#SovietUnion, 1986)
7. #Exxon Valdez oil spill (#Alaska, 1989)
8. #Phillips disaster (#Texas, 1989)
9. Ufa train disaster (#SovietUnion, 1989)10. Cantara Loop derailment (#California, 1991)
11. Nambija mine disaster (#Ecuador, 1993)
12. Baia Mare #Cyanide spill (#Romania, 2000)
13. Martin County coal slurry spill (#Kentucky, 2000)
14. Toulouse chemical factory explosion (#France, 2001)
15. Ivory Coast toxic waste dump (#Africa, 2006)
16. Kingston coal ash spill (#Tennessee, 2008)
17. #DeepwaterHorizon oil spill (#Louisiana, #GulfOfMexico, 2010)
18. #Fukushima (#Japan, 2011)
19. #Guangxi #cadmium spill (China, 2012)
20. #Mariana dam disaster (#Brazil, 2015)
#environment #EnvironmentalDisasters #Toxic #WaterIsLife #Pollution
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Grassy Narrows First Nation reflects on 20 years of logging blockade, and worries about future extraction | CBC News https://bit.ly/3Z6YhLV #TBay #GrassyNarrows #FirstNations #Logging #ThunderBay #onpoli @onpoli
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"Grassy Narrows may have held off the loggers, but the community still struggles with a legacy of mercury poisoning after a pulp mill upstream dumped its industrial waste into the river.
The health effects of the neurotoxin have afflicted hundreds of people in the small community for decades."
https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=EgaYz8YWsO8
https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=9E06pWtCHIg&listen=false
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For generations, Grassy Narrows residents have used the land for hunting. Now, it’s in the middle of a lawsuit between Canadian mining corporations https://bit.ly/3PzPWfL #GrassyNarrows #FirstNations #Hunting #Mining #Lawsuit #onpoli @onpoli
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Today is the 20th anniversary of #GrassyNarrows blockade that led to the 2018 Land Declaration banning all Industry Development on Grassy Narrows Territory. #DougFord gov is now proposing to open their territory to logging again. #GreenBelt #413 #StopDougFord #onpoli
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Thought I’d share some of my own artworks as an introduction since I’m new on this platform. This piece was created in response to the ongoing mercury poisoning experienced by the #GrassyNarrows community.
Precarious Binding
21″X15″
Serigraphy Print (Ed. 9)
2016Learn more about Grassy Narrows in this CBC report written by the late Jody Porter: https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/children-of-the-poisoned-river-mercury-poisoning-grassy-narrows-first-nation/
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On #CanadianTireFire, annual #GrassyNarrows demonstrations; #Hamilton celebrates #PRIDE in the streets; #JusticeForJared one year anniversary; fight against wage-theft continues; #sexworkers organize; repression on #Wetsuweten territory continues; mass shooter targets homeless. https://itsgoingdown.org/canadian-tire-fire-41/