Idle No More gaining support
The Idle No More movement was created two months ago and shows no signs of letting up.
The Idle No More movement was created two months ago and shows no signs of letting up.
The debate over devolution in the Northwest Territories is a highly contentious issue, one that has split the territory’s First Nations down the middle.
The Northwest Territories is closer than it has ever been to realizing its long awaited devolution deal with the federal government.
In the Northwest Territories, Idle No More supporters closed a busy intersection in downtown Yellowknife Friday.
Residents from across Nova Scotia, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal alike, came out to downtown Halifax to show their support for the Idle No More movement.
As part of Friday’s Global Day of Action, Toronto’s Dundas Square was the scene of an Idle No more demonstration.
Mass blockades are expected to hit at least three provinces this coming Wednesday.
As thousands march to Parilament Hill Friday as part of the Idle No More movement they did so last month in a snow storm.
A massive round dance framed the lawn of Parliament Hill Friday while a group of First Nations leaders met Friday afternoon with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on a day that saw Idle No More rallies unfold across the country.