Here We Stand – A Call To Action Attawapiskat River Protest

First Nation leadership, Elders and youth came together to establish a camp on the Attawapiskat River near the Ring of Fire to protest Ontario’s Bill 5 and Canada’s Bill C5. Photo by Jeronimo Kataquapit

By Xavier Kataquapit Northern First Nation Chiefs and leaders came together on the Attawapiskat River on July 1 to show their support for a youth led protest against Ontario’s Bill 5 and Canada’s Bill C5. They came to meet with Jeronimo Kataquapit, a First Nation youth from Attawapiskat First Nation who is leading a protest to occupy the land and water way that the people of the Attawapiskat River call home. Kataquapit and the Chiefs held a gathering that included leaders and community members and youth from Neskantaga First Nation to discuss their concerns and show to government that their people still use and live on the river. First Nation leadership that attended the gathering included Chief Elizabeth Kataquapit of Fort Albany FN, Chief Sylvia Koostachin-Metatawabin of Attawapiskat FN, Chief…

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