Fifty years after mercury dumping began to turn their lives upside-down, Grassy Narrows First Nation is seeking justice and healing for the people and land affected.
River Run, a week of public events and actions in support of Grassy Narrows, took place in Toronto 4-8 June. Christian Peacemaker Teams’ Aboriginal Justice Team helped to organize the event.
Tensions rose on the fourteenth day of the standoff between the Algonquin community of Barriere Lake, the province of Quebec and Resolute Forest Products. The community threatened a blockade to prevent further cutting.
With tension escalating in the two-week standoff between the Algonquin community of Barriere Lake, Quebec, and Resolute Forest Products, The community is seeking outside support to pressure the government and forestry companies to honour an agreement with the traditional landholders.
To protect and
serve. That is the motto of the provincial police force Sureté du Quebec, and
perhaps the majority of police departments world-wide. To protect and serve
whom? The Algonquins of Barriere Lake continue to ask that question.