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đ„New Video Release! đ„ For 22 years Grassy Narrows has succeeded in defending their land and way of life, helping to build the movement for Indigenous sovereignty and land back. On Dec 2nd Grassy Narrows celebrates this important anniversary. #FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows
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#GrassyNarrows was at a press conference today in Kenora asking @fordnation when he will compensate their community for the mercury crisis and shut down the Dryden Mill that continues to worsen the poisoning in their river #FreeGrassy#GrassyNarrows
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âThey devastated [the community] without having any concern about what theyâre doing to us⊠Almost everyone in the community has something: diabetes, cancers, heart attacks and kidney failure.â â William "Bill" Fobister, community elder. đ: https://t.co/Uuo5Kycpji
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90% of Grassy Narrows residents reportedly still suffer from mercury poisoning. Read and Share the powerful piece below #GrassyNarrows #FreeGrassy
90% of Grassy Narrows residents reportedly still suffer from mercury poisoning. This has pushed multiple generations to raise their voices and demand justice, as the river system remains polluted and is getting worse, according to a recent study. đ: https://t.co/Uuo5Kycpji
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Thread 𧔠For the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation â an Ojibwe community in Canada's northwestern Ontario â fishing isnât just a way of life. Itâs identity. đ: https://t.co/Uuo5Kycpji
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Read and share! "Everybody is a fighter in Grassy" The poisoned river and a First Nation's quest for justice. #FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows
âWe have to die so people can keep working.â Canadaâs Grassy Narrows First Nation is taking on the government over a local employerâs poisoning of their water.
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Listen in. I broke when Ivan Land, 61, who had come to the Mercury clinic this morning at Grassy Narrows to get assessed for mercury poisoning (every single community member here is effected by it), asked me if he would die. This is the hardcore reality- of men, women and
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âEverybody is a fighterâ: Inside a First Nationâs quest for justice https://t.co/sCgyeFVCdC via @AJEnglish
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aljazeera.com
A decades-long fight ramps up in Grassy Narrows as mercury poisoning threatens its water, people and way of life.
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A member of a northern Ontario First Nation plagued by decades of mercury poisoning due to pollution from a nearby paper mill manages to directly confront premier Doug Ford at a public event in the Niagara region. Hear more on APTN News Brief: https://t.co/3jlaY7N0XM
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Our lead story: a member of Grassy Narrowsâa northern Ontario First Nation plagued by decades of mercury poisoning due to pollution from a nearby paper millâmanages to directly confront premier...
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Governments have funnelled $63M+ in subsidies into mining on Grassy Narrows territory, helping Kinross Gold push a project that threatens the Wabigoon River. Tax breaks for investors are overriding Indigenous rights while the province sees little benefit.
canadiandimension.com
Millions in government subsidies are fuelling risky mining projects on Grassy Narrowsâ ancestral lands, enriching investors while threatening the First Nationâs water and health. Despite Indigenous...
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Prof. Stanley explores how government tax breaks bankroll mining projects on #GrassyNarrows territory, putting Indigenous rights and local waters at risk #FreeGrassy
Governments have funnelled $63M+ in subsidies into mining on Grassy Narrows territory, helping Kinross Gold push a project that threatens the Wabigoon River. Tax breaks for investors are overriding Indigenous rights while the province sees little benefit.
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This Orange Shirt Day, we honour the children we have lost to residential schools and those who have survived. And we reflect on the impact of colonization on indigenous people, in the past and present day. Today, I will be reading the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of
On Truth & Reconciliation Day, we must act on ongoing harms. Grassy Narrows still suffers from mercury contamination after 60 + years. Sign the petition for Mercury Justice https://t.co/kR035t8KgR
#FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows
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On Truth & Reconciliation Day, we must act on ongoing harms. Grassy Narrows still suffers from mercury contamination after 60 + years. Sign the petition for Mercury Justice https://t.co/kR035t8KgR
#FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows
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Wear your support for #GrassyNarrows by purchasing a shirt featuring powerful artwork and messages.' Proceeds will go to support grassroots Grassy campaigns to combat threats to their lands, water and way of life https://t.co/2msaF78yt8
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For over 50 years, Grassy Narrows has defended their lands, waters, and future. đđČ Sign up for the Grassy Narrows newsletter â hear directly from the community and learn how you can support their fight for justice. đŹ https://t.co/9apq4N5WVI
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The @fordnation government is dodging justice for Grassy Narrows. The people deserve answers: Will you compensate Grassy Narrows for the ongoing mercury crisis and end the pollution? #GrassyNarrows #FreeGrassy
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The @fordnation government is dodging justice for Grassy Narrows. The people deserve answers: Will you compensate Grassy Narrows for the ongoing mercury crisis and end the pollution? #GrassyNarrows #FreeGrassy
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Grassy Narrows youth traveled 2000km to Toronto to demand Carney and Ford deliver mercury justice #DrawtheLine
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"We travelled 2,000 kilometres to send a message to Doug Ford to compensate Grassy Narrows. The Dryden paper mill is still going and still poisoning our people. We need the government to shut it down!" - Chrissy Isaacs of #GrassyNarrows
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Grassy Narrows youth and community members travelled nearly 2000 km to Toronto to carry forward their powerful fight for mercury justice and compensation for the mercury poisoning crisis #DrawtheLine #FreeGrassy
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#GrassyNarrows youth contingent of 12 people will be participating in an important youth exchange with Haudenosaunee people in 6 nations to build alliances. They need your support to make it happen! Help get them there! Send support to solidarity@freegrassy.net đžđ #FreeGrassy
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