Aboriginal land defence with a bush culture philosophy
Review of Peter Kulchyski’s provocatively titled new book, Aboriginal Rights are not Human Rights (Arbeiter Ring, 2013).
Tag Archives: Idle No More
A People’s Geography of BC
Renaming of Saanich mountain latest in campaign to reclaim indigenous landmarks.
Elder Raymond Robinson – Hero to some, well-intentioned grandstander to others
Hunger striking Indigenous people have gained international headline-grabbing prominence since the birth of the Idle No More movement, thanks to a six-week fast by Attawapaskat’s Chief Theresa Spence and Cross Lake Elder Raymond Robinson that coincided with the movement’s explosion this winter.
Journey of the Nishiyuu swells to hundreds after 1,600 km trek
From stinging minus -55C temperatures in the far-northern Cree wilderness beyond the reach of roads, to the melting woodland snows of temperate Algonquin territory, a remarkable youth journey has made its way by foot and snowshoe this past two months, 1,600 km from James Bay in Québec to Parliament Hill.
‘Building alternatives to the colonial relationship’
Interview with UBC First Nations Studies professor Glen Coulthard of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.
Idle No More Enters a New Phase, Seeks Next Steps
Idle No More’s founders and leaders are determined to keep the movement’s momentum going and to maintain pressure on aboriginal leaders and the federal government to enact concrete change.
“Creative resistance” continues battle with “dangerous” policies
As one of the four Saskatchewan women who founded the Idle No More movement late last year–a phenomenon which in only two months has transformed the conversation in Canada around Indigenous People – Sylvia McAdam has faced a steep learning curve about social activism, political manoeuvering, and media spin.
Enbridge says new pipelines “national priority,” as whistle-blowers arrested
More than 1,000 people protested against the controversial Enbridge Northern Gateway project as its public hearings moved to Vancouver on Jan. 14, the largest anti-pipeline demonstration since the 4,000-strong “Defend Our Coast” protests in Victoria last October.
Idle No More Conducts Pow Wow Grand Entry in Continent’s Largest Mall
Mobilized by online social media, a good 3,000 people showed up for an Idle No More flash mob at the West Edmonton Mall, staging a full-scale Grand Entry, the ceremonial procession that opens pow wow gatherings.
Enbridge Faces Rising Opposition to Northern Gateway Pipeline With Protests, Arrests
Opposition continues to grow against Enbridge’s proposed 728-mile, $5.5 billion Northern Gateway pipeline, which would pump 525,000 barrels of diluted bitumen crude from Alberta’s oil sands to British Columbia’s coast, to be loaded on tankers for Asian export.
David P Ball 