Canada's desire to be a leader in #CriticalMinerals extraction raises troubling questions. Are we willing to sacrifice🦌caribou herds and trample on Indigenous rights in pursuit of profit?

nationalobserver.com/2024/05/02/opi…

The COO First Nations Women’s Council issued a statement in advance of Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Gender Diverse People (MMIWG2S) which will occur on Sunday May 5, 2024.

chiefs-of-ontario.org/first-nations-…

The most immoral army bombing unarmed innocent civilians- children being slaughtered
This is disturbing that western leaders continue to support this genocide
The suffering, displacement, starvation, carpet bombing destruction of hospitals schools homes
This is horrific #🇵🇸

Canada and Manitoba are partnering to launch an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl goes missing.
aptnnews.ca/?p=243758

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Indigenous people have observed for decades/centuries the “law” is never applied equally to all, especially and primarily if it gets in the way of corporate interests/profits.

📷 Canada sent 5000 police in 1885 against 300 Metis at the Battle of Batoche.

Happening Now!

Students across #TurtleIsland are protesting their governments’ complicity in the #Genocide_in_Gaza - they’re acting responsibly, their leaders on the other hand r either ordering arrests of their young or r complicit in the killing of #ChildrenofGaza
It’s a #WarAgainstTheYoung

'We are always the first contact for poison. The industry has billions more than us. But we have the heart to protect humanity. We feel it in our hearts to protect future generations.' #GrassyNarrows #FreeGrassy #LandAlliance #NoNuclearWaste

Judy Da Silva, Grassy Narrows

Chief Adam to Imperial Oil shareholders, April 30:
'Shareholders should know that [tailings ponds are] going to cost many billions of dollars to clean up. The financial liability is enormous. The financial obligation to maintain these ponds is expected to last hundreds of years.'

INEOS UN Environment Programme Society of Native Nations Marcos A Orellana Justin Trudeau Steven Guilbeault Keepers of the Water Reuters Yesterday afternoon, only a few hours after the solidarity rally, #BreakFreeFromPlastic changemakers & allies with the Indigenous Peoples Caucus held a press conference on PLASTIC & COLONIZATION ft. Society of Native Nations, Keepers of the Water, Treaty Council, ACAT. #PlasticsTreaty #INC4

INEOS UN Environment Programme Society of Native Nations Marcos A Orellana Justin Trudeau Steven Guilbeault #BreakFreeFromPlastic changemakers Suzanne Smoke (w/ Society of Native Nations) + Tori Cress (w/ Keepers of the Water)—both fellow members of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus—offered reflections on the hypocrisy of these #PlasticsTreaty Negotiations happening on unceded, unsurrended stolen land. #INC4

Last night at the UN Global #PlasticsTreaty negotiations, Janelle Nahmabin, council member of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, delivered a powerful speech urging govts to ensure stricter regulations, cut plastic production, & uphold #IndigenousRights . Steven Guilbeault Justin Trudeau

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'Every single family on Aamjiwnaang has gotten sick'

A First Nations councillor says Indigenous people deserve a seat at negotiations over a plastic pollution treaty.

toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/04/…

FSIS
Red Dress Day Feast,
Sunday May 5
Strathcona Park, 25 Range Rd, Ottawa
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Racist NIMBYs in Ottawa don’t want Inuit living in ‘their’ neighbourhood.

'16-year-old son of Maya-Poqomam leader opposed to sand extraction in Chinautla, Guatemala killed by gunmen'

Da’naxda’xw land defender Rainbow Eyes has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for protecting the old-growth forest at Fairy Creek on Pacheedaht territory while systemic concerns about biased injunctions and C-IRG violations remain unaddressed: pbicanada.org/2024/04/26/dan… #AbolishCIRG

We're offering a huge congratulations to the Nuchatlaht on their huge victory in the Supreme Court!

We'll continue to stand with this Nation until all of their Hahoulthee is returned:

wildernesscommittee.org/news/nuchatlah…