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Grassy Narrows First Nation demands Wynne clean up mercury in waterways

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This week's top news and analysis about the struggles of indigenous peoples for rights and sovereignty. For more on indigenous issues visit our topic page: http://rabble.ca/indigenous
Justice for Grassy Narrows June 1, 2016 | By Victoria Fenner Community elders, youth musicians and activist/journalist Avi Lewis call upon the Ontario government to clean up mercury contamination in Northwestern Ontario affecting Indigenous communities. Grassy Narrows First Nation demands Wynne clean up mercury in waterways June 1, 2016 | By Steph Wechsler "Every day that goes by without justice for Grassy Narrows is another attack on the land," said Avi Lewis. A new report shows the mercury contamination can be cleaned up in the Wabigoon-English River. Grassy Narrows fight for clean water is a struggle for environmental justice June 1, 2016 | By David Suzuki Mercury contamination has triggered an ecological crisis that has devastated Grassy Narrows' environment and community members' health to this day. New hope for Grassy Narrows, but Ontario still balks at cleaning mercury-poisoned waters May 30, 2016 | By Krystalline Kraus It's not too late to remove the mercury from the river system, freeing community members from the killer legacy left by the pulp and paper industry. Deadly water still haunts Grassy Narrows May 27, 2016 | By Krystalline Kraus Grassy Narrows youth, traditional drummers, mercury survivors, and a thousand supporters are converging downtown on Thursday June 2. Lubicon Lake Nation demands action, justice for ongoing discrimination and exploitation May 27, 2016 | By Sophia Reuss The ongoing land rights disputes and pattern of racial discrimination has pushed the Lubicon Lake Nation to resubmit a UN human rights complaint and meet with Alberta's Indigenous Relations Minister.

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