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Anna J. Willow

Anna J. Willow is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Ohio State University.

Strong Hearts, Native Lands

Anti-Clearcutting Activism at Grassy Narrows First Nation

Anna J. Willow (Author)

In December 2002 members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation blocked a logging road to impede the movement of timber industry trucks and equipment within their traditional territory. The Grassy Narrows blockade went on to become the longest-standing protest of its type in Canadian history. The story of the blockade is a story of convergences.

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