A First Nations rights activist from Grassy Narrows is getting international recognition. Judy DaSilva received the Michael Sattler Peace Prize from the German Mennonite Peace Committee this week. In a news release Lorens Theissen van Esch of the German Mennonite Peace Committee said: We want to award the prize to Judy DaSilva in order to honour the nonviolent resistance of the Grassy Narrows First Nation against the destruction of nature and for the preservation of their Indigenous culture. DaSilva travelled to Germany to receive the honour and couldnt be reached for comment, but a First Nations councillor from Grassy Narrows said the community is proud of DaSilva for standing up against clear-cut logging. cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/first-nations-activist-receives-international-peace-prize-1.1411674
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:09:01 +0000
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