Happy New Year: Stories of 2012
Here’s a look back over some of my key stories of the last year.
Tag Archives: Social Movements
Idle No More Support: Ojibwe Woman Embarks on 1,400-mile Journey to D.C.
A resident of Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa decided to take Spence’s message more than 1,400 miles, all the way to President Barack Obama in Washington D.C.
Chief Theresa Spence Resolute in Hunger Strike, as Her Body Weakens
As Attawapiskat First Nation chief Theresa Spence enters her 13th day of a hunger strike protest on December 24—surviving on only medicine tea and fish broth in a tipi near Parliament Hill—supporters say her strength is ebbing, but her resolve is not.
Idle No More Sweeps Canada and Beyond as Aboriginals Say Enough Is Enough
The second wave of Idle No More protests swept across Canada on Friday December 21, with support events held across the U.S. and as far away as Europe and New Zealand, less than two weeks after the movement burst onto the political scene on December 10.
Book: Extract – The Pipeline Wars (Vol. I: Enbridge)
Chapter on Enbridge’s Kalamazoo River oil spill disaster.
Idle No More Rallies Sprout Across Canada, Invigorating Grassroots
Thousands of people across Canada took to the streets for International Human Rights Day on December 10, launching a grassroots effort for Native rights and recognition in the face of controversial federal budget legislation.
Grassy Narrows Anti-Logging Blockade Marks Ten-Year Anniversary
In remote northwest Ontario, a crackling bonfire and story-telling quietly marked the 10-year anniversary of the longest protest blockade in Canada’s history, one that has become an iconic Native land defense battle.
Russell Means Begins His Final Journey as Family and Supporters Gather for First of Four Memorials
Russell Means is making his final journey on the Oglala Lakota territory beginning today. He was led by a riderless horse and the traditional Bigfoot Riders to his memorial service.
Labour, environmentalists and First Nations ‘diametrically opposed’ to tankers and pipelines
At least 4,000 people rallied on the steps of B.C.’s Legislature for Defend Our Coast — the largest protest yet against transporting chemical-laden bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands to the West Coast.
Aboriginals at Forefront of Major Anti-Oil Sands Protest in Victoria, B.C.
First Nations from across British Columbia are traveling to the provincial capital, Victoria, on Monday for what is being billed as the largest civil disobedience protest against the oil sands, pipelines and tanker ships yet.
David P Ball 