Grassy Narrows
Justin Trudeau Facing Outcry Over Sarcastic Response to Grassy Narrows Protesters
It’s the latest in a string of controversies faced by Trudeau.
Mercury is damaging the health of children living in Grassy Narrows
In spite of mercury poisoning, young people are still thriving, a new study has found.
Mercury poisoning has devastated Grassy Narrows First Nation, new study shows
“The results verify what we have known and felt in our bodies all these years."
Ontario is finally cleaning up a river that has poisoned First Nations for decades
A pulp and paper mill that dumped mercury in the English-Wabigoon River System poisoned the waterway, and the people who relied on it.
Ontario premier vows “action plan” for poisoned river
Grassy Narrows has been asking Ontario to clean up the river for 40 years
Industrial mercury contamination discovered upstream from Grassy Narrows
More than 300 people in the community have mercury poisoning.
Most of First Nation Tests Positive for Mercury Poisoning Decades After Toxic Dumping Into River
Many people showed signs of sensory disturbance, including numbness in their fingers and toes.
More Than 300 People in This Community Have Been Poisoned By Mercury, And Ontario Isn't Cleaning It Up
In the 1960s and 1970s, a pulp and paper mill dumped chemicals into the river system relied upon by Indigenous communities in northern Ontario. It's all still there.
Video Shows Altercation Between an Aboriginal Girl and Police, Weeks Before She Committed Suicide
Azraya Kokopenace was arrested by the local Kenora police, in northern Ontario. Just weeks later, after a second arrest, she was found dead steps away from the local hospital.
After the Deaths of Two Teenage Girls, This Aboriginal Community Says the System Failed Them
They're taking matters into their own hands, by joining a handful of communities across Canada who have formed volunteer patrols in response to the more than 1,200 Aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murdered since 1980.
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police Report Said Anti-Oil Activists Were National Security Threats
We spoke to some environmental and aboriginal activists to see if they were worried about a coming crackdown.
Did the Government of Ontario Lie to Stop a First Nation Elder's Hunger Strike?
An activist says promises made by Ontario's Minister of Aboriginal Affairs were lies to get a First Nation Elder to stop a hunger strike.