The tweet that sparked a movement
Sitting in her home in Edmonton Tanya Kappo typed #Idlenomore on her Twitter account on November 30th to promote an event of the same name happening in Alberta a few days later.
Sitting in her home in Edmonton Tanya Kappo typed #Idlenomore on her Twitter account on November 30th to promote an event of the same name happening in Alberta a few days later.
A small delegation of people also took up the Idle No More cause in Whitehorse.
A small delegation of people also took up the Idle No More cause in Whitehorse.
They met gathered in Toronto and snaked their way through the financial district to Queen’s Park telling the federal government they’re Idle No More.
They met gathered in Toronto and snaked their way through the financial district to Queen’s Park telling the federal government they’re Idle No More.
First Nation citizens came out in cities across Canada to protest what they call a lack of consultation by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the federal government.
Hundreds attended an Idle No More rally in Calgary by first delivering petitions and letters to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s constituency office.
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence plans to begin a hunger strike in Ottawa this week and continue until Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Queen agree to a treaty meeting with First Nations in Canada or she meets her “ancestors.”
First Nations chiefs say a major showdown with Canada looms on the horizon.