The case of seven jailed aboriginal leaders in northern Ontario has become a cause celebre.
Former U-N ambassador Stephen Lewis, author Margaret Atwood, actor Cathy Jones and musician Sarah Harmer are among 20 prominent Canadians supporting the leaders.
They are calling on Premier Dalton McGuinty to immediately free the seven people and stop controversial mineral exploration across the province.
The leaders were sentenced to six months in jail last December after ignoring an injunction allowing Platinex to start drilling on traditional aboriginal territory.
