Anishnaabe people face harassement and intimidation on the streets of Kenora, despite the presence of a Native Street Patrol and the efforts of concerned citizens. CPT's connections to local churches create a space for prayer and discussion about racism and anti-racism in the city.
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CPT works with both native and non-native partners in Kenora to heal the broken relationship between white Canadians and the Anishnaabe. Maria Swain of Grassy Narrows, pictured here, raises her daughters in Kenora and is an active member of the Anishnaabe Coalition for Peace & Justice.
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Police services in Kenora and Grassy Narrows are troubled by a lack of trust between officers and Anishnaabe people.
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The Anishnaabe Coalition for Peace & Justice (of which CPT is a member) challenges incidents of police abuse of Anishnaabe people. Anecdotal evidence suggests that such abuse is widespread and systemic.
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In August 2003 Ontario Provincial Police officers shot and killed 17 year old Geronimo Fobister in Grassy Narrows. An inquest into his killing resulted in a series of preventative recommendations which, unfortunately, are not legally binding. CPT Kenora accompanied the Geronimo's family during the inquest.
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Part of healing relationships broken by 500 years of colonialism involves challenging clear-cutting which disrupts the land and economy around Grassy Narrows. On Dec. 3, 2002 Grassy Narrows youth began a blockade of logging trucks.
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Students were supported by Anishnaabe peacekeepers from around the territory. The Anishnaabe Nation in Treaty #3 includes 28 communities.
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Trees from Grassy Narrows land sit at the Abitibi-Consolidated pulp mill in Kenora. The blockade actions have brought government, industry and Grassy Narrows to the negotiation table. However, the discussions have not allowed for the Anishnaabe to control forestry in their own territory.
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Grassy Narrows residents have gone through Treaty negotiations, government paperwork, and protests in the streets of Kenora, Toronto and Ottawa -- yet Canada still refuses to recognize the Anishnaabe Nation AS A NATION.
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