Xavier Kataquapit – First Nation Writer / Columnist
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Canada – A family of four is paddling 400 km down the Attawapiskat River, turning the waterway into a moving protest against Ontario’s Bill 5 and Ottawa’s Bill C-5.
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Northern First Nation chiefs and leaders came together on the Attawapiskat River on July 1 to show their support for a youth-led protest against Ontario’s Bill 5 and Canada’s Bill C5.
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They came to meet with Jeronimo Kataquapit, a First Nation youth from Attawapiskat First Nation who is leading a protest to occupy the land and water way that the people of the Attawapiskat River call home.
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Northern First Nation Chiefs and leaders came together on the Attawapiskat River on July 1 to show their support for a youth led protest against Ontario’s Bill 5 and Canada’s Bill C5. They came to meet with Jeronimo Kataquapit, a First Nation youth from Attawapiskat First Nation who is leading a protest to occupy the land and water way that the people of the Attawapiskat River call home. Kataquapit and the Chiefs held a gathering that included leaders and community members and youth from Neskantaga First Nation to discuss their concerns and show to government that their people still use and live on the river.
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https://wawataynews.ca/breaking-news/here-we-stand-%E2%80%93-call-action
Liam Casey The Canadian Press
Jun 26, 2025 Updated Jun 26, 2025
A political decision one thousand kilometres from Jeronimo Kataquapit’s home in a remote First Nation near James Bay set the course for his summer.
Now, the 20-year-old from Attawapiskat First Nation, his father, mother and older brother are headed upriver in two 24-foot freighter canoes on a 400-kilometre journey to “reassert First Nations’ presence” near the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario.
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by Faith Greco (with files from Markus Schwabe)
A family travelling on the Attawapiskat River in Ontario’s far north has been planting flags — created by Attawapiskat First Nation families — as a symbol of protest after the passing of provincial and federal laws created to fast-track development.
Bill 5, the Protecting Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, allows Ontario to create special economic zones, where companies or projects can be exempted from having to comply with provincial laws, regulations or municipal bylaws.
Attawapiskat First Nation is downstream from the mineral-rich Ring of Fire, which Premier Doug Ford wants to designate as a special economic zone.
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A northern Ontario Indigenous family from Attawapiskat is going on a paddle planting flags to protest the government and protect their land.
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I’ve been filled with a renewed sense of hope for the future through the work of filmmaker Jeronimo Kataquapit, who has made it his mission to highlight the connection that the people of Attawapiskat have to the land and its waters.
“We keep hearing government and industry saying that nobody uses the land up there anymore — so, according to them, developing the Ring of Fire should have minimal impact on First Nations,” he said.
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https://www.timminspress.com/opinion/here-we-stand-aims-to-show-ring-of-fire-is-occupied-land
“This is an important event for me to take part in because this government action will affect my future and it will affect everything including the land, the water and the animals everywhere,” said event organizer 20-year-old Leeon Prince of Mattagami First Nation.
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https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/northern-ontario-first-nation-youth-protest-bill-5
First Nation youth in northeastern Ontario took to the streets of Timmins to protest the Ontario government’s recent introduction of Bill 5 which aims to fast track resource development in northern Ontario.
“This is an important event for me to take part in because this government action will affect my future and it will affect everything including the land, the water and the animals everywhere. Their decisions will bypass laws, our people’s rights and directly affect our lives. I wanted to be part of this protest and to help out in any way I could. It was astonishing to see how everyone came together and to see the Eagle staffs, the regalias, the drumming, the flags and the people. I want to say Kitchi-Meegwetch (thanks very much) to absolutely everyone who came out to support us,” said 20 year old Leeon Prince, Mattagami First Nation, one of the organizers.
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https://wawataynews.ca/breaking-news/northern-ontario-first-nation-youth-protest-bill-5
In an historic first, Beaverhouse First Nation signed an impacts and benefits agreement with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited regarding the company’s Macassa Mine, on Dec. 16.
“We are appreciative Agnico Eagle was willing to work with our community regarding the historic Kirkland Lake Macassa Mine site,” said Chief Wayne Wabie.
“They carried on the legacy of previous owners when they took ownership of this mine site and they came to the table to work with us on this milestone agreement.”
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https://www.northernnews.ca/news/beaverhouse-first-nation-agnico-eagle-sign-historic-agreement