Grassy Narrows First Nation (Asubpeeschoseewagong) is an Ojibwa First Nation located north of Kenora, ON. The community has struggled against environmental injustices imposed on them by various actors over the past 40 years (Rodgers, 2009, para. 10), involving problems with mercury-poisoned fish (para. 1) and logging of their lands (para. 27 ). and the resulting degradation of their land, water and food sources. This essay will detail the environmental justice struggles of the Grassy Narrows First Nation, highlight the unjust treatment and environmental racism to which they have been subjected, and also question the role that authority, power, and litigation have played within the community. The people of Grassy Narrows have a long and deeply rooted history in the environmental justice movement. Rodgers (2009) points to a series of environmental justice struggles such as the fight against the harmful effects of mercury poisoning and its associated Minamata disease (par. 1-3), Ontario's hydroelectric dams that destroyed part of the wild rice harvest and degraded fish and fur-bearing habitat, as well as displaced communities (due to relocation to prefabricated homes where electricity and running water were promised) and resulting cultural shock (para. 4). He also discusses the successful blockade in 2002, which is the longest-lasting blockade in Canadian history (para. 28) – an example that shows how the use of legal methods was critical in the fight against environmental injustices for this community. There are a number of other issues which will be discussed in the following paragraphs; the above are just some of the injustices the Grassy Narrows community faces. It is important to discuss the environment... half of the document ......ent, 1986,SC c 23. (July 28, 1986).Karunananthan. M. (2010, April 8). Grassy Narrows emblematic of water injustice in Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2013, from http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/mvk/2010/04/grassy-narrows-emblematic-water-injustice-canadaKeewatin v. Minister of Natural Resources, 2011, ONSC 4801. (August 16, 2011).Keewatin v. Ontario (Natural Resources), 2013, ONCA 158. (March 13, 2013).Kraus, K. (September 20, 2013). Activists' statement: Grassy Narrows First Nations will have their day in the Supreme Court to stop clear-cutting. Retrieved October 27, 2013, from http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/krystalline-kraus/2013/09/activist-communique-grassy-narrows-first-nations-will-get-tRodgers, B. (2009). Return to Grassy Narrows. Canadian Literary Review. Retrieved October 27, 2013, from http://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2009/01/return-to-grassy-narrows/