Grassy Narrows First Nations erects checkpoints amidst attempted abductions

By Joshua Santos Writer Penny Fobister of Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation looks outside her window as snowflakes fall in the distance, displaying a fragile beauty she cannot embrace. Unable to get closure, she cannot shake the feeling that stepping outside might expose her to the man who once stole everything from her. Instead, not knowing where he is today, she still locks herself in her home on the Grassy Narrows First Nation. “We’re easy marks,” she says. “Nobody cares if a native person goes missing or dies.” Her nightmare began when at 14-years-old she left her home at Grassy Narrows First Nation, an Ojibwe community 55 km northeast of Kenora Ont., She went to Winnipeg, Man., to pursue her education. She was excited and had a bright future ahead of her….

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