A weakening Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, who into day 20 of her hunger strike, issued a “call to arms” Sunday during a rare press conference outside her snow-covered teepee on Victoria Island.
A weakening Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, who into day 20 of her hunger strike, issued a “call to arms” Sunday during a rare press conference outside her snow-covered teepee on Victoria Island.
Thousands gathered in Ottawa Friday under the banner of Idle No More and in the name of hunger-striking Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence as part of nation-wide rallies that saw highways blocked and a flashmob round dance shut down an intersection in Canada’s biggest city.
Thousands gathered in Ottawa Friday under the banner of Idle No More and in the name of hunger-striking Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence as part of nation-wide rallies that saw highways blocked and a flashmob round dance shut down an intersection in Canada’s biggest city.
The Idle No More movement made it’s presence known today in Atlantic Canada with protests and events held across the region.
It began in Cairo with a sign.
The Idle No More movement continues to spread across Atlantic Canada.
For one hour this morning the Mohawks of Kahnawake peacefully shut down an on ramp to the Mercier Bridge near Montreal.
About 100 people blocked Hwy. 63 north of Fort McMurray, Alta., this afternoon, the main artery that leads to the tarsands.
