Collection search - Grassy Narrows and Islington Bands fonds [multiple media]

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Grassy Narrows and Islington Bands fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1970-1989.

Reference:

R5345-0-7-E, MG31-K33

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Objects (including medals and pins), Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

98381

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Grassy Narrows and Islington Bands fonds
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Fonds includes:

5 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1970-1989.

Place of creation:

Canada

Added country of publication:

Japan

Extent:

80 cm of textual records.
132 photographs b&w and col.
3 buttons.
1 badge.
1 film reel (34 min, 10 s).

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, Japanese

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Grassy Narrows Indian Band collection [graphic material]

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Fonds consists of textual records including correspondence, memoranda and notes; and publications concerning mercury pollution. Textual records are divided into two series as follows: Correspondence, Memoranda and Notes; and Publications.

Also included in fonds are photographs depicting: a visit of a delegation from the Grassy Narrows and White Dog Indian Reserve to Minimata, Japan, July-August 1975, to discuss and publicize the problem of mercury pollution; views of meetings, discussion groups, and visits to sites in Japan and informal occasions.

In addition, fonds consists of medallic objects. Included are lapel buttons used in Ontario anti-pollution campaigns, and a SWAPO badge.

Also included in fonds is the film Hands across polluted waters (1975), a documentary about the Grassy Narrows and White Dog Indian Band representatives visit to Minamata, Japan, in 1975, in relation to mercury pollution of the Wabigoon and English River systems in Northwest Ontario, which ended the fishing on which the band depended.

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Grassy Narrows and Islington Bands

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Torrie, Jill, 1948-

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Grassy Narrows and Islington Bands : The Grassy Narrows and Islington (Whitedog) Ojibway Indian Bands on the Wabigoon and English river system in Northwestern Ontario, were involved in the publicity concerning the mercury pollution of fish. The pollution was caused by mercury losses from the Dryden Paper mill owned by the Reed Company. The Indians in the area lost an important food source, commercial fisheries and work in the tourist industry. Health concerns of neurological damage as at Minimata Japan were also a worry. Japanese environmental scientists visited the area in 1975 to do tests and Canadian Indians visited Japan at the invitation of the Minimata Victims Association. Federal and Provincial authorities were involved in pollution control research, and compensation.

Finding aid:

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Textual records: (Paper) The finding aid is a descriptive file list. MSS1756

Textual records: (Electronic) Finding aid. MSS1756
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000355.pdf

Graphic material: (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level descriptions.

Graphic material: (Paper) Refer to the Photography Accession File for the Report of the final meeting in Tokyo, July 31, 1975.

Object: (Paper) Medal Serial Nos. 14016 to 14019.

Moving images: (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level descriptions.

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General note:

Material acquired from anthropologist Jill Torrie between 1988 and 1990.

Language note:

Material in English and Japanese.
Subject heading:

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Indians of North America - Canada - Grassy Narrows Band - 1970, 1977 Wabigoon River, 1970-1977

Indians of North America - Canada - Islington Band - 1970, 1977 English River, 1970-1977

Pollution - Research, 1970-1977 Dryden Paper Company, 1970-1977

Water - Pollution - Canada, 1970-1977 Reed Paper Ltd., 1970-1977

Water - Pollution - Japan, 1970-1977 Reed Paper Ltd., Dryden Paper Division, 1970-1977

Water - Pollution - Brazil, 1970-1977 Minimata Victims Alliance, 1970-1977

Water - Pollution - Puerto Rico, 1970-1977

Environmental policy - Canada, 1970-1977

Polution control industry, 1970-1977

Environmental policy - Ontario, 1970-1977
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(1990-02-13)
066-89
1988/0212
1989-008 DAP
1989-541 DAP
1990-0120 MISA
347-88

Former archival reference no.:

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MG31-K33
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 1756] 133

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [TORRIE, JILL 1989-008] 5604

[Consultation 90 Open]

Object

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

Moving images (film)

[Consultation90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions on use. Copyright unknown.
Objects: No restrictions on use. Copyright expired.
Moving images: Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of the donor.

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