Grassy Narrows

Indigenous communities such as Grassy Narrows, KI, Ardoch, Six Nations and others have been on the front lines of battles to assert their sovereign rights.

Michael Brune: The Biggest Environmental Victory You've Never Heard About 2008

The Grassy Narrows victory points the way to a new kind of activism, where people from different countries and backgrounds can stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and take their lead on how to protect their lands.

Michael Brune: Major Victory for Indigenous Rights and Old Growth Forests 2008

RAN helped the community by pressuring U.S. companies Weyerhaeuser and Boise, the major buyers of wood from Grassy Narrows territory, to cancel their contracts with Abitibi.

Michael Brune: Major Victory for Indigenous Rights and Old Growth Forests 2008

Indigenous people have been fighting this fight for centuries, and the victory in Grassy Narrows is strong evidence that they have the courage and the vision to win difficult victories.

Michael Brune: Major Victory for Indigenous Rights and Old Growth Forests 2008

Though Abitibi's departure from Grassy Narrows territory is a major step forward, Indigenous struggles continue in Canada.

Michael Brune: Major Victory for Indigenous Rights and Old Growth Forests 2008

Grassy Narrows 'victory this week isn't just a heartwarming tale of David beats Goliath.

Michael Brune: Major Victory for Indigenous Rights and Old Growth Forests 2008

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) began collaborating with Grassy Narrows in 2003, a year after the community established what would become the longest running logging road blockade in North America.

Michael Brune: Major Victory for Indigenous Rights and Old Growth Forests 2008

On Tuesday, it won a major victory against the largest paper company in the world: logging giant Abitibi Bowater is formally announcing its decision to stop clear-cutting and buying wood from Grassy Narrows traditional territory today at its shareholder meeting in Montreal.

Michael Brune: Major Victory for Indigenous Rights and Old Growth Forests 2008

We must make sure that Weyerhaeuser or another company doesn't pick up where Abitibi left off in Grassy Narrows.

Michael Brune: Major Victory for Indigenous Rights and Old Growth Forests 2008

In May, Chrissy Swain, a 28-year-old mother of three, led a delegation of two dozen Anishnabe young people on a 1,300-mile walk from Grassy Narrows to Toronto to join two other First Nations in four days of ceremonies to highlight Ontario's refusal to respect Indigenous people's right to protect their lands.

Michael Brune: Major Victory for Indigenous Rights and Old Growth Forests 2008