Archive - Dec 2012

December 26th

First Nation Mi'Kma'ki elders share their teachings with Idle No More participants

From Mediacoop.ca

Idle No More - Mi'kma'ki

Highway slowdowns, mall round dances and seeking out potential allies. With speeches by Kevin Christmas and Emmett Peters

by Miles Howe

Christmas messages for First Nation youth from Chief Theresa Spence and Brigette DePape

From Macleans.ca

Idle No More is a Christmas gift to us all

by Brigette DePape on December 25, 2012

NOTE: Brigette DePape is the Parliamentary Page who stood in the centre of the House of Commons with the STOP HARPER sign

December 24th

Pamela Palmater writes how Harper's real goal is to eliminate First Nation communities

From Rabble.ca

Harper's manifesto: Erasing Canada's Indigenous communities

By Pamela Palmater September 13, 2012

December 23rd

Poll shows majority of Canadians support grassroots protest movements

From EdmontonJournal.com

Majority of Canadians support grassroots protest movements: poll

By Sheila Pratt, Edmonton Journal December 22, 2012

Majority of Canadians support grassroots protest movements: poll

First Nations in the Ring of Fire region struggle to balance challenges with resource development

From GlobalNews.ca

Harper's need for speed in resource development meets First Nations reality

Heather Scoffield, December 23, 2012

Foreign media is covering the Idle No More movement better than the Canadian media blackout

From Aljazeera.com

 

First Nations #IdleNoMore on day of action

Canada witnesses protests across the country in support of indigenous rights.

CANADA-POLITICS/

Zapatista March: The Deafening Silence of Resurgence - the power of the people united

From

Zapatista March: The Deafening Silence of Resurgence


Written by Tim Russo, Photos by Tim Russo - 22 December 2012

 

December 22nd