Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation

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Asubpeeschoseewagong (Asabiinyashkosiwagong, in the Anishinaabe language), also known as Grassy Narrows #149, is an Ojibwe Indian reserve located 80km north of Kenora, Ontario. It is home to the Asabiinyashkosiwagong Nitam-Anishinaabeg (Grassy Narrows First Nation). It has a registered population of 778 as of September 2005. It is part of the Treaty 3 territory, and is an Anishinaabe community.

Grassy Narrows land is being logged by Weyerhaeuser and Abitibi, which is opposed by the Grassy Narrows First Nation. On 2006 February 7, the Nation sent a cease and desist letter, saying "We are not consenting to the clear-cutting of our traditional lands, which is an assault on our culture, our way of life, and indeed our very existence." [1] The First Nations community has held an ongoing blockade for a few years, but staged a blockade that blocked Highway 17 on July 13, 2006.