The Ojibway people and in particular a group of women of Mishkeegogamang and Saugeen First Nations known as the Northern Lights Anishnawbekwes are organizing to oppose the appropriation of their lands by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources , and corporations such as Bowater and Buchanan.
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are needed to assist the people of these nations in building a strong and successful Native centered campaign to maintain control of their traditional lands.
“Xerox maintains substantial [paper] purchasing contracts with the Weyerhaeuser Dryden mill in Northwestern Ontario. The mill is pulling hardwood pulp likely sourced from the Caribou Forest Management Unit subject to blockades by the Mishkeegogamang/ Saugeen First Nations” -- Rainforest Action Network
Our forests can’t be duplicated.
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This article is from the August issue of Strike! - A newsletter of anarchist news and commentary published in Ontario, Canada.
To download a pdf file of the newsletter go to: http://users.resist.ca/~gidget/nefac/strike/aug_strike1.PDF
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Monday August 15, 2005 03:39
by PJ Lilley - Punching Out (NEFAC)
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