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Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, 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 and Restoration Efforts

Can these invasive reeds be stopped?

by Great Lakes Now April 22, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, 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 inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, 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 inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

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

by The Conversation June 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

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

by Circle of Blue March 12, 2021
Posted inArticle, News, Video

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

by GLN Editor October 18, 2016
Posted inArticle, News

Day Two of the Great Lakes Public Forum

by GLN Editor October 6, 2016November 10, 2025

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