For decades, Grassy Narrows First Nation has been living with a health and environmental crisis caused by industrial contamination. Now, gold mining-related activity upstream of the Grassy Narrows community is making things worse.

Grassy Narrows FN, represented by CELA and Cavalluzzo LLP, is fighting back. At the heart of the cases is a larger question: how environmental decisions are made in already burdened communities, and whether cumulative impacts and Indigenous rights are being meaningfully considered.