Logging Suspended in Grassy Narrows
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Recent News
- Grassy Narrows rejects MNR long-term plans on heels of boycott launch against Weyerhaeuser
- How Grassy Narrows’ lawsuit could change aboriginal-government relations across Canada
- Grassy Narrows declares victory in logging dispute
- First Nation wins legal battle over clear-cutting
- Ontario First Nation declares victory in decade-old logging dispute
- Independent forestry audit finds many “non-conformances”
- Grassy Narrows First Nation says province trying to stop road repairs
The people of Grassy Narrows have sustained themselves for thousands of years on their traditional territory – 2,500 square miles of forest, lakes, rivers north of Kenora, Ontario. Now plans for clear-cut logging, mining and the legacy of residential schools, hydro damming, relocation, and mercury poisoning threaten to uproot their way of life.
Sovereignty Sleepover, May 26-29 2008.
On May 26th Indigenous communities will gathered at Queen’s Park to uphold our duty to protect the land, forest, water, and air and to promote respect for our Indigenous rights to say no to economic exploitation and environmental destruction. For media coverage, photos, blogs, and more click here
Grand&Toy/OfficeMax paper supplier backs Grassy Narrows
Boise Inc., the largest paper supplier to OfficeMax/Grand&Toy announced that it will suspend purchasing from clear cuts in Grassy Narrows by June.
Pointing to Queen’s Park
Check out coverage from the Sept. 21 event in Toronto when 250 gathered to display a 75-meter, arrow-shaped banner reading “Native Land Rights Now” at the legislature while First Nation leaders spoke and a helicopter captured the scene overhead.
Grassy Narrows Declares Moratorium
See the declaration from Grassy Narrows community leaders establishing a moratorium on all industrial activity within their traditional territory and Read how US wood buyers are weighing in.