Call Premiere Dalton McGuinty now! First Nations communities like Grassy Narrows and Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) need your help to send a message to Ontario Premiere Dalton McGuinty. Please take five minutes to call him and ask that he take an important step toward respect for Indigenous land rights by supporting the Grassy Narrows First Nation's call for a moratorium on industrial activity in their traditional territory. It's easy:
Want to know more about our fight for "Native Rights Now"? Click here.
Subject: I called Premier McGuinty to demand "Native Rights Now"! Dear [ Decision Maker ] , I've made a phone call to Premiere McGuinty and hope that the combined effort of activists around the world will convince Canada to honor a moratorium declared by Grassy Narrows that would end industrial logging on the community's traditional territory. I sincerely hope and believe that Premiere McGuinty is capable of making the right choice. Thank you,
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| Background Information |
Thousands of years before Canada even existed, its forests, lakes and rivers sustained First Nation communities like Grassy Narrows and Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI).
First Nations have had to watch for generations as their homeland has been outrageously exploited by the logging industry. Worst of all, Canadian policy gives First Nations no power to deny loggers access to their lands.
The growing movement for land rights
Our action on the lawn of the Ontario Legislature comes at a critical moment in the burgeoning movement for native rights. It is part of an effort to end the logging industry's ongoing exploitation of native lands and is a precursor to the June 29 National Day of Action for Indigenous rights.
The goal is this: First Nations communities and their allies are calling on Ontario Premiere Dalton McGuinty to honor a moratorium declared by Grassy Narrows that would end industrial logging on the community's traditional territory.
The McGuinty government faces increasing international scrutiny for its refusal to address the environmental and human rights concerns of First Nations communities — and that's where you come in!
How you can get involved:
- Call Premiere Dalton McGuinty now! Tell him to take an important step toward respect for Indigenous land rights by supporting the Grassy Narrows First Nation's call for a moratorium on industrial activity in their traditional territory. Click here for the phone number and instructions.
- Help raise awareness by hosting a movie night! We'll help you host a screening of As Long As the Rivers Flow: The Grassy Narrows Blockade Story, a film by Dave Clement and Thunder Bay Indymedia. Click here for more info and resources.
- Find out more about Grassy Narrows' moratorium and our campaign to support them at www.freegrassy.net.
- Check out pictures from today's action on Flickr!