Members of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation (Grassy Narrows) are once again preparing to travel 1900 km to Toronto to call for mercury justice. The
In Grassy Narrows, a decades-long struggle against environmental racism and devastation as a result of colonialism has built a community of resistance. Josiah Neufeld reflects on their determination and steadfastness.
For most people on Turtle Island, the most alarming sign of climate change is that every summer now, the land burns. As of 15 July,
A year after Canada pushed through legislation that threatens Indigenous sovereignty, the coordinator of Turtle Island Solidarity Network reflects on the way it has been sold to the Canadian public.
Jenny, an organizer with SURJ and the Grassy Narrows Solidarity Group, joined a CPT delegation to Turtle Island three years ago. Since then, she has found ways to continue to support the people of Grassy Narrows. Here she reflects on lessons she learned and ways settlers can get involved in dismantling settler colonialism.
A march through Thunder Bay underscored the enduring impacts of mercury poisoning, and the growing resistance to another threat facing Grassy Narrows.
On 6 June, members of Grassy Narrows First Nation and Fort William First Nation will gather with supporters in Thunder Bay (in northwestern Ontario, Canada)
On 21 May, First Nations communities gathered outside the Dryden Mill to call for an end to the ongoing poisoning of their environment.
On 22 April, people around the world mark Earth Day. This year, it seems as though many of our governments’ environmental policies are headed in
Canadian politicians continue to try to dismiss Indigenous resistance. Turtle Island Solidarity Network unpacks the white supremacist roots of this contempt.