Grassy Narrows First Nation
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Grassy Narrows First Nation is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) Indigenous community in northwestern Ontario, Canada, widely known for its long-standing struggle against mercury contamination and for its environmental and treaty rights activism.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grassy Narrows First Nation canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nation
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Indigenous community ⓘ |
| activismFocus |
Indigenous health impacts
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environmental protection ⓘ land rights ⓘ water protection ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
industrial mercury dumping
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pulp and paper mill pollution ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
mercury poisoning
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river system contamination ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Anishinaabe
NERFINISHED
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Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Grassy Narrows First Nation Band Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation
NERFINISHED
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Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity |
Anishinaabe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
health impacts from mercury
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long-term mercury contamination ⓘ loss of traditional livelihoods ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | reserve ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Treaty 3 territory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Indigenous rights advocacy
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environmental activism ⓘ mercury contamination struggle ⓘ treaty rights activism ⓘ |
| language |
English language
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Ojibwe language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
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northwestern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| people |
Anishinaabe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| region | Kenora District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anishinaabe spiritual traditions ⓘ |
| rightsClaim |
fishing rights
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hunting rights ⓘ self-determination ⓘ trapping rights ⓘ treaty rights ⓘ |
| seeks |
compensation for mercury poisoning
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mercury cleanup ⓘ protection of traditional lands ⓘ recognition of treaty rights ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | English-Wabigoon river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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