Indigenous youth-led movements Here We Stand and Okiniwak, together with the Friends of the Attawapiskat River and Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence, are sounding the alarm over Ontario’s latest omnibus legislation, Bill 140, the Building Ontario Faster Act, 2026.
ATTAWAPISKAT, NORTH BAY, ON: Released at the end of the day on September 21, 2026, the federal government’s new Bill C-39 builds
In one week, Indigenous youth, land protectors, artists, and non-profit organizers will launch the Together for Nature Tour, a multi-city event across southern Ontario from September 15 to 18. The tour will bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples together to amplify voices for nature and those inspiring change.
The Indigenous youth-led movement Here We Stand has departed from Attawapiskat to embark on a two-week journey into James Bay to document the vast, downstream and interconnected waters that would be directly threatened by the proposed Ring of Fire mining development.
Indigenous Youth Movement “Here We Stand” Departs for Journey on James Bay Read More »
Indigenous land protectors from Treaty 9 are taking legal action, calling for the federal Environment Minister’s approval of a project in the proposed Ring of Fire region to be revoked. They argue that the Minister’s decision evades Indigenous rights and consideration of impacts to climate and biodiversity.
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NORTH BAY, ON: Indigenous youth leader from Attawapiskat First Nation, Jeronimo Kataquapit, has announced he will be seeking to intervene in the ongoing constitutional
