Asubpeeschoseewagong (Asabiinyashkosiwagong, in the Anishinaabe language), also known as Grassy Narrows #149, is an Ojibwe Indian reserve located 80km north of Kenora, Ontario. It is home to the Asabiinyashkosiwagong Nitam-Anishinaabeg (Grassy Narrows First Nation). It has a registered population of 778 as of September 2005. It is part of the Treaty 3 territory, and is a part of Anishinaabe Nation. Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa or Anishinaabemowin in Eastern Ojibwe syllabics) is the third most commonly spoken Native language in Canada (after Cree and Inuktitut), and the fourth most spoken in North America (behind Navajo, Cree, and Inuktitut). ... For other uses of Chippewa, see Chippewa (disambiguation). ... In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band. ... Kenora re-directs here. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1,076... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Treaty 3 was a treaty contract signed on 3 October 1887 between the Ojibway Nation and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. ... Anishinaabe or more properly Anishinaabeg or Anishinabek (which is the plural form of the word) is a self-description often used by people belonging to the indigenous Odawa, Ojibwe, and Algonkin peoples of North America, who share closely related Algonquian languages. ...

In 1986, the government of Canada "paid" Grassy Narrows an 17 million Dollar settlement along with the nearby Whitedog First Nation for compensation in killing their way of life. Nevertheless, the community members have seen little of this money, due to strings attached to its use, but also because of the bureaucratic red tape by the band councils. Similarly to other First Nations communities, the federal government's unilaterally imposed Indian Act governance system has rendered band council and its Chief and councilors paralyzed to do their best for their people. [1]

Chief Sakatcheway was the first leader of community when the treaty was signed and mainly wanted education for the community.

Grassy Narrows land is being logged by Weyerhaeuser and Abitibi, which is opposed by the Grassy Narrows First Nation. Grassy Narrows members have non-violently protested the destruction of their lands, and staged a logging blockade towards the end of 2002, which has had many similarities to the civil disobedience and non-violent direct actions of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., but of course with its Indigenous uniquenesses. On 2006 February 7, the Nation sent a cease and desist letter, saying "We are not consenting to the clear-cutting of our traditional lands, which is an assault on our culture, our way of life, and indeed our very existence." [2] The First Nations community has held an ongoing blockade for a few years, but staged a blockade that blocked Highway 17 on July 13, 2006. Loggers on break, c. ... Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world; the worlds largest private owner of softwood timberland; and the second largest owner in the United States, behind International Paper. ... Abitibi-Consolidated NYSE: ABY TSX: A is an Canadian pulp and paper company based in Montreal, Quebec. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhī, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Cease-and-desist is a legal term meaning essentially stop: It is used in demands for a person or organization to stop doing something (to cease and desist from doing it). ... Highway 17 in Mattawa. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External links

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• Census Information
• Free Grassy Narrows - anti-logging campaign of the Rainforest Action Network
• Open Letter to Weyerhaeuser and Abitibi, February 2006
• CBC Digital Archives - Mercury Rising: The Poisoning of Grassy Narrows
• Amnesty International Canada: Rights ignored at Grassy Narrows