Chrissy and Bonnie Swain singing at the blocade. 17 April 2007
Credit: Amnesty International
Permits for logging are issued by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), often with inadequate protection for Indigenous rights.
Credit: Christian Peacemaker Teams
Site of the Slant Lake blockade. 17 April 2007
Credit: Amnesty International
School children do posters
Credit: Christian Peacemaker Teams
Judy Da Silva and Roberta Keesick share front-line stories from blockade and the struggle to stop clear-cut logging on their traditional territory.
Credit: David Sone / Rainforest Action Network
A community member advises the driver that a traditional hunt will be displacing logging operations
Credit: Christian Peacemaker Teams
Grassy Narrows residents allow logging trucks to leave the forest, but not to enter. Slant Lake
Credit: Christian Peacemaker Teams
Amnesty International researchers outside the Weyerhaeuser Mill in Kenora where much of the wood from Grassy Narrows ends up. 15 April 2007
Credit: Amnesty International
Amnesty International has repeatedly called on the Government of Ontario to respect the right of the people of Grassy Narrows to use and benefit from their historic territory.
From April 16 to 20, an Amnesty International research mission will be in Grassy Narrows to investigate the consequences of the province’s failure to respect their rights.
A research team of four people, including Alex Neve, the Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, will meet with community members to discuss the impacts of government decisions on health, culture and livelihood.