Ottawa River
Ottawa River is a river in Canada.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- December 2020: This river marked one end of the lands Samuel de Champlain traveled through during his 1615 expedition.[2]
- June 2022: Savanna McGregor referred to the river as the ancestral highway of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation. McGregor called for an end to the current land claim process on the south side of the river.[3]
- June 2023: The river is considered sacred to the Algonquin peoples and is at the heart of their unceded homeland. Concerns were raised that a proposed waste facility could contaminate the river through earthquakes, floods, or extreme weather. Algonquin leaders are fighting to prevent the disposal of radioactive waste near this water body.[4]
- August 2025: The Canadian Museum of History is situated on the shores of this river in Gatineau.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Weston family to acquire and donate Hudson’s Bay Company Royal Charter to Canadian Museum of History under proposed agreement", Anishinabek News, 6 August 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "An outside look", Anishinabek News, 23 December 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "The new Anishinabe Algonquin Nation Protocol with the City of Ottawa", Anishinabek News, 10 June 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Algonquin First Nations oppose giant radioactive waste mound beside the Ottawa River on their unceded territory", Anishinabek News, 20 June 2023 (archived copy; original article).