Friends of Grassy Narrows

Grassy Narrows News

• The Thunder Bay Independent Media Centre often has features and stories on grassy narrows.
• News of a recent Grassy court case.
• Mainstream news can be found courtesy of the Kenora Daily Miner & News

Grassy Narrows Background

• A flyer with an essay by Judy DaSilva, a key participant in the blockade.
• Dave Brophy is writing a three-part series on the blockade. The first article was about the history of treaty 3, the second gives background on the blockade, and the third talks about ally work.
• A site on environmental issues at Grassy Narrows First Nation by folks from Grassy.
• Photos & Background by the Turtle Island Native Network
• York University Environmental Coalition's Grassy Archive
• An Alberta Indymedia story on Grassy
• Drum article
• Manitoban article
• UN inspector to visits Grassy.
• The Sacramento Bee (whose newsprint is bought from Abitibi) have some information on boreal forest.

Other Nearby Indigenous Struggles

• Cosumers for Responsible Energy (CoRE) have a website with information about manitoba hydro projects and their impacts on indigenous communities.
• Surviving the Nation Called Canada is a project by a white guy hitchhiking across Canada to make links with indigenous nations.

Environmental Organizations

• The Wilderness Committee has information on deforestation on the east shore of lake Winnipeg.
• The Boreal Forest Network have an appeal organizations can sign on to in support of the grassy narrows blockade.
• The Forest Action Network have a page on boreal forest, with a couple of pieces specifically about Grassy
• Taiga Rescue Network has good information for people new to the issue.