“Clearcutting has destroyed our lands to the point that we are unable to hunt, fish or gather medicines and berries – everything we need to sustain our health and cultures” Kurtis McAdam (Saysewahum), Idle No More organizer and Trap Line Holder Idle No More and Defenders of the Land call on all people to join in […]
On Earth Day the Trudeau government and 175 other countries signed the Paris Agreement — pledging to limit global warming to 1.5°C. We must ensure that Canada keeps the promise made in Paris by keeping fossil fuels in the ground. We must also ensure that Canada keeps its promise to implement the UN Declaration on […]
Open Invitation To Attend & Support: On behalf of the “Great Nibi Gathering” Planning Committee and with great excitement we are honoured to let you know about an incredible gathering this summer. It will take place at Ojibway Park in Garden River First Nation, Ontario July 14-17, 2016. We are a group of grassroots community […]
Overview Of Canada’s Termination Plan Onkwehonwe Governance And Politics Presented on March 24/16 by Russell Diablo, First Nations Policy Consultant . Reposted with Author permission as found on Scribed: Shape-shifting Colonialism ~ Overview Of Canada’s Termination Plan
Idle No More Stands in Solidarity with the People of Honduras Honduran Indigenous, environmental rights campaigner and co-founder of the National Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), Berta Cáceres was assassinated in her La Esperanza home. Telesur correspondent, Gilda Silvestruci confirmed that the Honduran leader was killed at 0100 local central standard time, […]
Indigenous Peoples & Climate Change With Arthur Manuel & Naomi Klein February 17 & 18, 2016 “We as Idle No More have put forward the voices of women, the voices of two-spirited people, and the voices of youth. This has really galvanized voices that […]
Idle No More – One House Many Nations: Next Steps The One House Many Nations campaign raises awareness about housing conditions and pressures governments to live up to their Treaty, moral, and legal responsibilities, in addition to providing homes. We are starting a pilot project with the goal of creating a small sustainable village. […]
Dismantling The Doctrine Of Discovery Idle No More stands in solidarity with our relations of the Continental Commission Abya Yala being organized in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Mexico from February 9-10, 2016. We will continue to support the continental movement to exercise our Indigenous Self Determination and Nationhood. We will work together across borders […]
** Updated to include the name of the third person arrested yesterday ** Idle No More supports the actions of Vanessa Gray, Sarah Scanlon and Stone Stewart , who were arrested on December 21st for shutting off a valve in efforts to stop Enbridge’s #Line9 across Anishinaabe territory. We contend that the operation of Line 9 is […]
Three Anishinabe from Wiiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Francesca Pheasant 12, Autumn Peltier 11 (child delegates) and Bernadette Shawanda (chaperone, Great Lakes Cultural Camps) have been selected to represent Canada at the Children’s Climate Conference in Sodertalje, Sweden November 25th – 28th, 2015. The children have been a part of the Great Lakes […]