About 100 people, including representatives from the Grassy Narrows, Neskantaga, Wapekeka and Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nations, gathered at the Ontario Legislature Thursday to oppose mining on their lands and lack of consultation. (Reuters, The Globe and Mail)

Talking point: The Ring of Fire region of Ontario is rich in minerals needed for electric-vehicle batteries. But for Grassy Narrows First Nation, whose community has experienced poisonous pollution from chemical plants in the past, mines pose too great a risk to vital wildlife and waterways, Chief Rudy Turtle told The Globe. A much bigger march is planned for September. Although there are at least two First Nations that have signed onto the Ring of Fire development, Chief Chris Moonias of the Neskantaga First Nation raised concerns the development is pitting First Nations against each other.