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First Nations leader sent Idle No More plans to government: emails
Terrance Nelson during his speech seeking election as national chief of AFN, June 2012.
The federal government didn’t have to go far to find out what First Nations leaders were planning during last winter’s Idle No More movement.
The plans were sent directly to the government inbox. Read the rest of this entry
Fledgling AIM Winnipeg chapter ‘committed to action.’
By Jorge Barrera, APTN National News, Jan 23, 2012
Train blockade at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Jan 16, 2013. AIM flag in background.
The American Indian Movement is in the final stages of sanctioning a chapter in Winnipeg that is prepared for “direct” action to extract “justice” from Canada, members said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry
Oily Chiefs, Idle No More, and the AFN
by Zig Zag, Warrior Publications, January 17, 2013
To fully understand the phenomenon of Idle No More, you must imagine two parallel universes. In one, INM is comprised of good-hearted grassroots Native people responding to a call to oppose Bill C-45 and to protect the land and water of their traditional territories. In the other, however, are chiefs using the mobilization to achieve their political & economic agenda, an agenda that includes partnering with corporations seeking to exploit oil and gas resources on reserve lands. Read the rest of this entry
