Born and raised in Toronto, he is an ally and scholar whose research investigates the barriers to overcoming racism and colonialism and the strategies, alliances, policies, and practices that can bring about more just and sustainable societies. ** Ryan Duplassie** is a French/Anishinaabe PhD candidate in Native Studies at the University of Manitoba. Through his research, he interprets Treaty 3 through the lens of water, guided by the experiences of the Grassy Narrows FN resistance community as they contend with ongoing mercury poisoning, and unrelenting state-industry collusion in the “development” of their territories.