Today Asubpeeschoseewagong Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) declared its territory to be an Indigenous Sovereignty and Protected Area. The new “Grassy Narrows Land Declaration” bans all industrial logging in Grassy Narrows’ Territory and asserts that Grassy Narrows will make their own land use decisions.
Stand with Grassy Narrows by sharing the historic Declaration!
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Join Judy Da Silva (Grassy Narrows), Lee Maracle (Sto:lo), Vanessa Gray (Aamjiwnaang) and other guests in Toronto
Monday, November 6 at 7pm
Room 610 – 155 College Street
Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto (more…)
Grassy Narrows wins $85 million for a mercury cleanup
After decades of unrelenting pressure from Grassy Narrows activists and their supporters, the Ontario government announced last month that they had dedicated $85 million to the remediation of the English-Wabigoon river system, which was contaminated with 9 tonnes of mercury in the 1960s by a paper mill.
This incredible step forward should be cause for celebration, but concerns remain that it can be undone by future governments. (more…)
On May 18, 2017, a banner was installed to notify tourists that they are entering Grassy Narrows territory, where the lakes and river system are still contaminated by mercury dumping that occurred in the 1960s.
The banner reads: “1962-1972. Grassy Narrows Territory. 99% Lakes Poisoned.”
Photographs by Taina Da Silva.
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