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Tag: First Nations

Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Meet the people trying to keep a prehistoric fish alive

by The Narwhal April 30, 2025November 7, 2025

Lake sturgeon have long been culturally significant and nutritionally important to First Nations in Ontario, but dams and commercial fishing have put them at risk.

Posted inInvasive Species, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Can these invasive reeds be stopped?

by Great Lakes Now April 22, 2025
Posted inCulture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario

by The Narwhal April 11, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inCulture, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley

by The Narwhal February 13, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Protect, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Water Quality

Living water: Northern Indigenous communities’ use and perceptions of drinking water

by The Conversation June 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

HotSpots H2O: Canadian Government Misses Target to End Water Insecurity for First Nations Communities

by Circle of Blue March 12, 2021
Posted inNews, Video

Including First Nations and Tribal Voices in Great Lakes Environmental Policy Decisions

by GLN Editor October 18, 2016
Posted inNews

Day Two of the Great Lakes Public Forum

by GLN Editor October 6, 2016November 10, 2025

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