Grandmother arrested for fighting for her land.

Klabona Keepers is an organization of Tahltan elders and families who occupy and use traditional lands near Iskut, British Columbia known as Tl’abāne, the Sacred Headwaters of the Stikine, Nass and Skeena Rivers.

Klabona Keepers

Klabona Keepers is an organization of Tahltan elders and families who occupy and use traditional lands near Iskut, British Columbia known as Tl’abāne, the Sacred Headwaters of the Stikine, Nass and Skeena Rivers.
Description
Known as Klabona by the Tahltan people, the Sacred Headwaters is the birthplace of the Stikine, Nass, and Skeena, three of Northern BC’s major salmon-bearing rivers. This pristine wilderness has been called ‘The Serengeti of Canada’. Thousands of people from the northern interior to the coast depend upon the health of these three watersheds for their livelihood and for the wellbeing of their families and communities. In 2012, to honour the Tahltan nation and thousands of supporters, Royal Dutch Shell abandoned coal-bed methane development in the Sacred Headwaters. Part of Shell’s agreement to leave the area was a promise made by the BC government to ban all other oil and gas companies from the Sacred Headwaters, with a guarantee that further protection of the area would be discussed.
The Sacred Headwaters continues to be at risk. Without Tahltan consent, the government has given an exploratory permit to Fortune Minerals, a mining company with a plan to turn Klappan Mountain into an open-pit anthracite coal mine, 4000 hectares in size. The coal would be exported to a steel maker in Korea.
The project plan includes building 147 kilometres of railway through the headwaters to export the coal, and a 112-km power line linking the mine to the Northwest Transmission Line, a controversial project funded by the BC government that is already drastically over budget. For the past two months, Fortune Minerals has been on-site, actively test-drilling Klappan Mountain for the project’s environmental assessment. Klappan Mountain is right in the heart of the Sacred Headwaters, in the same location as one of Shell’s proposed fracking sites.
This is not the first time Fortune Minerals has pushed into the area without Tahltan consent. The mining company’s presence stretches back to 2005 when an Iskut family erected a blockade to stop Fortune from drilling twenty-five test sites on Klappan. The blockade lasted two months. By mid-September an injunction was issued, warning the Tahltan that if they did not leave they would be arrested. On September 16th, fifteen arrests were made. Nine of the people arrested were elders, and Fortune went back to the drawing board.
Once again, the Tahltan are taking a stand against Fortune Minerals. A number of families and supporters have collected at Beauty Camp at the foot of Klappan, the historic hunting camp on their traditional territory, to send a message to Fortune and the BC government that they are still strongly opposed to a coal mine on Klappan Mountain. The Tahltan issued a 24-hour eviction notice to Fortune on Aug. 16th. The company suspended activity for two days, until Fortune CEO Robin Goad could fly out from London, Ontario to meet with the Tahltan at Beauty Camp. At the meeting on Aug. 18th, Goad stated that Fortune would continue drilling.
For years, and to no avail, the Tahltan of Iskut have been requesting a police detachment in a community of 350 people. But at Klappan, an RCMP base has been set up between Beauty and the Fortune Minerals camp, complete with airplanes and helicopters. There are 6 police officers stationed at the “Klappan Detachment”, suspected by the elders to have been requested by Fortune.
At the protest camp, there is disbelief that a company’s rights trump Tahltan rights in their own territory. “We never doubt that the BC government is behind all this,” said a prominent elder. “Hopefully, this will wake up the investors, to see how we are treated in our own territory.”
Every year, the Tahltan return to Beauty Camp to practise their culture and to pass on knowledge to children and grandchildren. They come together to pick berries and to hunt caribou, moose, and other wild game. This year, the sky above the camp is filled with helicopters and airplanes hired by Fortune Minerals and the RCMP. Excessive air traffic is disturbing the people and the animals, and since Fortune’s arrival, hunting has been difficult.
Please join us to stand in solidarity with the Tahltan Beauty Camp to protect the Sacred Headwaters forever.

http://www.klabonakeepers.org

For more information:
skeenawatershed.com/
sacredheadwaters.ca

951 First Nation communities in 5 provinces from SK to NB will be affected by the Energy East Pipeline

From-Harrison Friesen

951 First Nation communities in 5 provinces from SK to NB will be affected by the Energy East Pipeline.

**Is your community on the list?**

Saskatchewan Piapot First Nation
Muskowpetung First Nation
Pasqua First Nation
Carry the Kettle First Nation
Sakimay First Nations
Cowessess First Nation
Kahkewistahaw First Nation
Ochapowace First Nation
Ocean Man First Nation
Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation
White Bear First Nations
ManitobaBirdtail Sioux First Nation
Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation
Sioux Valley Dakota First Nation
Dakota Plains First Nation
Long Plain First Nation
Dakoto Tipi First Nation
OntarioShoal Lake First Nation
Iskatewizaagegan Independent First Nation
Obashkaandagaang First Nation
Anishinabe of Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation
Eagle Lake First NationWabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation
Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation
Fort William First Nation
Red Rock Indian Band
Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek First NationBingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation
Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek First Nation
Long Lake First Nation
Ginoogaming First NationConstance Lake First Nation
Taykwa Tagamou NationWahgoshig First Nation
Matachewan First Nation
Temagami First Nation
Nipissing First Nation
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation
QuebecTimiskaming First Nation
Mohawks of Akwesasne First Nation
Mohawks of Kanesatake First Nation
Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke First Nation
Première Nation OdanakPremière Nation des Abénakis de WôlinakNation Huronne WendatPremière Nation
Malecite de VigerNew BrunswickMadawaska Maliseet First Nation
Tobique First Nation
Kingsclear First Nation
Saint Mary’s First Nation
Oromocto First Nation

To see the full list and read more about this please click the link below-

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Idle No More & Defenders of the Land “Sovereignty Summer” Call To Action | Earth First! Newswire

Apologies for reblogging by reposting but WordPress (or my dialup) refuses to allow me the reblog function for this post-and it has time sensitive info at the bottom. As always there is so much on Earth first Newswire that is worth reading I can’t reblog all of it-so if you have an interest in the environment, GMO’s, indigenous resistance, decolonizing and or cocreating a better world, please do click the link and check them out-my subscription to that blog is my daily dose of realistic hope;-)

(to beautifully recall what we are fighting for in the wonders of natural Florida “Serenity Spell” is another wordpress blog you cannot miss!)

Idle No More & Defenders of the Land Sovereignty Summer Call To Action

24 May

From Solidarity Spring To Sovereignty Summer: An International Callout To All Indigenous Peoples, Supporters, Allies Of Idle No More & Defenders Of The Land

by Idle No More

Over the past few months, Idle No More has ignited a spiritual fire in the hearts of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples to come together to address issues related to: Honoring Treaties and Indigenous Sovereignty, Human Rights, Deepening Democracy reflecting a meaningful Nation to Nation relationship, and increasing Environmental Protections and protecting Mother Earth.

In March, Idle No More joined forces with Defenders of the Land to launch a Declaration that calls on all People to participate in a campaign that was called Solidarity Spring and Sovereignty Summer.

Idle No More and Defenders of the Land are now transitioning into Sovereignty Summer and people are calling for increased and escalated activities. The actions aim to bring attention to the Harper government agenda that undermines the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Canadian citizens, and the ongoing policies disrupting Indigenous peoples lives such as land claims, third party management, and no free and prior consent to development on Indigenous lands. We are in a critical time where lives, lands, waters and Creation are at-risk and they must be protected.

The Harper government is moving quickly to pass the suite of legislation (C-45, C-428, S-2, S-6, S-8, S-212, C-27, and the First Nation Education Act) that undermines the treaties, our nation-to-nation relationship and Indigenous sovereignty, which is the last stand to protect our lands. Idle No More calls on non-Indigenous people to join Indigenous communities in coordinated non-violent direct actions in the summer. Alternatives will only come to life if we escalate our actions, taking bold non-violent direct action that challenges the illegitimate power of corporations who dictate government policy.

People have been inspired to engage in creative activities of reclaiming, resurgence and resistance in exercising their Nationhood in ways they see appropriate for them. There has been a historic Turtle Lodge Treaty signing ceremony on Indigenous education, nations have reclaimed sacred spaces and peoples continue to protect their lands from invasion. There is a spiritual energy stirring and a large awakening is on the horizon as we transition to Sovereignty Summer. The spirit in which Idle No More began was through the resurgence of Indigenous laws and it is only appropriate for the resurgence of our spiritual and ceremonial practices which are the foundation of our Nations to guide us into this transitioning period. The time for Unity and Solidarity is NOW, our future generations are depending on us and asking us to come together to think about what we will leave for them.

~ A CALLOUT TO ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, SUPPORTERS AND ALLIES OF IDLE NO MORE ~

Leading into Sovereignty Summer, Idle No More calls on all people to join in a grassroots gathering for a Public Awareness Campaign in all Cities, Towns, Indigenous Communities and Villages across Canada and Internationally.

WHEN:
An on-going gathering and occupation, starting on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 5:00pm and continuing once a week, at the same time and at the same place as people/ groups see appropriate for them. As we move closer to summer, Nations/peoples/ groups may want to increase the frequency of their gatherings to each day of the week on a consistent basis.

WHERE:
People can determine for themselves the appropriate location that has significance to them. For those in urban Centres this could be: prominent Government Buildings (Federal or Provincial) in Canada and at Canadian Embassies around the World. For those in their communities, this could be sacred sites, places of cultural importance and locations that are significant to people.

WHY:
To bring awareness to the public at large of the mission of the Idle No More Movement. To honor, fulfill and solidify Unity and Solidarity with all who support Idle No More in your community, city, town or village. This is not a onetime event but an ONGOING CAMPAIGN leading into Sovereignty Summer.

HOW:
Gather, Occupy, Rally and bring your songs, dancing, drums, signs, banner, flags and get to know and network with those who share your passion for the mission of the Idle No More Movement. Those events that wish to end with a March are encouraged to do so if your numbers permit.

The following Events and ongoing Activities have confirmed their participation in this Call to Action:

Our Water is NOT for Sale

Edmonton, AB
Friday May 24, 2013 10:30-2:00
March from Canada Place to Alberta Legislature

Grassroots Gathering Public Awareness Campaign
Toronto, ON
Starting Saturday May 25, 2013 at 5:00pm (Every Saturday)
Queens Park, University Ave and College Street
March afterward if numbers permit

Million First Peoples March and Welcoming the Sacred Journey Walkers
Ottawa, ON
June 21, 2013
Ottawa, ON
Parliament Hill

The inspiration for this Call to Action came from an Idle No More supporter in the Toronto region and other supporters asking for people to come together to take action to bring attention to the current Harper agenda and ongoing narrative of colonialism.

http://earthfirstnews.wordpress.com/2013/05/24/idle-no-more-defenders-of-the-land-sovereignty-summer-call-to-action/#reblog

SAVE THE WATER~IDLE NO MORE-In Support of the community of Shawnigan Lake

I received an invitation to this from a friend. I am too far away to participate but thought that since many of my readers do live in Canada, perhaps some of you are close enough to attend, and may wish to do so-or share with friends and relatives who do live close enough. For those like me living far off-never forget the power of prayer! We cannot be there in person but we can send prayers for those who are, and for the water and land to be protected from all such assaults. SAVE THE WATER~IDLE NO MORE-In Support of the community of Shawnigan Lake Water is sacred, and that includes the water in Shawnigan Lake. Please join us on April 21 for a day of action, and in raising awareness and rallying support to the residents of Shawnigan Lake. Please help in joining this community in stopping from 50,000 tons of toxic soil from dumped near their watershed. Shawnigan residents are shocked and are willing to stand in front of dump trucks to stop this from happening. Not to mention, that this watershed is connected to Cowichan and Victoria, etc. This is drinking water for over 7 thousand people, and a home for fish and wildlife. We can’t get rid of Stephen Harper by next week, but we can stand up for the land, water, and the animals. Please join us and come add your voice. Let’s rally in support of saving the water in Shawnigan Lake. Calling all drummers flag carriers speakers volunteers for the day, and to poster before event donations of water A team will be leaving Duncan at 8am to walk to Shawnigan Lake to meet everyone at the rally. The purpose of this walk to hold up signs on the highways and roads to raise awareness to this issue. Anyone is encouraged to join, a water/rest/safety van will follow the team through out the whole walk. The more walkers, the more people can alternate like a relay team. Donations of water and fruit would be welcome alone the way. Huy ch q’u for your support. Let’s help save the water in our own backyard. IDLE NO MORE For more info please contact Shawna Green-250-597-0301 A team will be leaving Duncan at 8am to walk to Shawnigan Lake to meet everyone at the rally. The purpose of this walk to hold up signs on the highways and roads to raise awareness to this issue. Anyone is encouraged to join, a water/rest/safety van will follow the team through out the whole walk. The more walkers, the more people can alternate like a relay team. Donations of water and fruit would be welcome alone the way. Huy ch q’u for your support. Let’s help save the water in our own backyard. IDLE NO MORE For more info please contact Shawna Green-250-597-0301

https://www.facebook.com/events/432947873466594/

MNN: OWISTAH, DIAGNOSIS & CURE | Mohawk Nation News

“Betraying the women, who bring together the minds of the people, causes the owistah disease. Its our AIDS that brought us to the victimized state were in. The corporate chiefs job is to infect us with the virus of debt to the bankers. It causes hierarchal pyramidal mental constriction. They deliver the owistah diluted blankets from the economic hit man to us. He reminds the corporate chiefs that you have to think only of yourself and your family. The main symptom of this sickness is, Me, me, me. I, I, I. The cure is We. “
http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2013/01/15/owistah-diagnosis-cure/
(Please click the link above to read the article on MNN)

Idle No More: Shawn Atleo announces return to helm of Assembly of First Nations, as Chief Theresa Spence agrees to end fast | Canada | News | National Post

Michel Comte / AFP / Getty Images A young girl and an elder gather on Victoria island for a march on Canada’s parliament in support of Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s strike on January 11, 2013.

Shawn Atleo will return to the helm of the Assembly of First Nations just as Chief Theresa Spence is slated to end her fast on Thursday morning, signalling the next phase in a First Nations push to engage with the federal government on treaty implementation.

National Chief Atleo, who has been on doctor-ordered medical leave since Jan. 14, will resume his full duties following a ceremony at a special assembly of British Columbia chiefs in Vancouver at 9:15 a.m. local time Thursday morning.

According to a statement released by the AFN, which has been dogged by infighting and a battle of wills over how to deal with the Harper government, Mr. Atleo will address the assembly and emphasize the way forward and the need to maintain momentum now to achieve real progress and transformative change for First Nations citizens.

With the intensifying demand and opportunity to achieve justice, fairness and political, social and economic development for First Nations, National Chief Atleo will provide an update and set out expectations for next steps, the statement says.

Mr. Atleo will be joined by the assemblys B.C. regional chief and the man he appointed to carry out his duties in his stead, regional chief Roger Augustine, who represents New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. All three chiefs will address leaders gathered at a two-day assembly at a Vancouver recreation centre, which kicks off Thursday.

About an hour before Mr. Atleo officially resumes his duties, at 11 a.m. local time in Ottawa, Ms. Spence and Manitoba edler Raymond Robinson who have held off on solid foods since mid-December in a failed bid to secure a meeting with the Prime Minister, the Governor-General and First Nations leaders will speak publicly about breaking their fast.

Negotiations to end the fast which began more than 40 days ago when she left her northern Ontario community to set up camp on Victoria Island had already ramped up earlier this week, but the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network reported that Ms. Spence faced pressure from within her own council.

They are coming in tonight, a source close to Ms. Spence told APTN. Then it will end.

A statement released by Ms. Spences camp on Wednesday evening confirmed the Attawapiskat chief would end her high-profile liquid-diet protest now that opposition leaders and First Nations supporters have endorsed a Declaration of Commitment.

The 13-point declaration, which among other things promises to maintain pressure on the Harper government to launch a thorough review of its two omnibus budget bills, was endorsed by the AFN executive, the Native Womens Association of Canada, the NDP national caucus and the Liberal Party, the statement said.

Manitoba chiefs gathered in Winnipeg for a two-day assembly also threw their formal support behind the declaration, calling Ms. Spence a brave warrior and commending her for bringing global awareness of the issues impacting Indigenous people across the country.

The statement released jointly by three Manitoba chiefs organizations, with the support of visiting chiefs from Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan struck a stern tone, saying the sovereign Nation-Crown Relationship is severely impaired by the Government of Canada.

Mr. Atleo also expressed his appreciation for Ms. Spences protest.

Our shared goal is simple and clear: to guarantee that our children can achieve the brighter future that they deserve, he said in an AFN statement. This is what every Chief across this country, every member of the Assembly of First Nations, will continue to fight to achieve.

National Post, with a file from The Canadian Press

(This story is a repost from the link below-http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/23/theresa-spence-agrees-to-end-44-day-hunger-protest-as-atleo-returns-to-afn-leadership/)

Ethical Enbridge? The real story of Line 9 and the tar sands giga-project | rabble.ca

Ethical Enbridge? The real story of Line 9 and the tar sands giga-project

By Dave Vasey Sakura Saunders Sonia Grant

| January 23, 2013

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Enbridge’s Line 9 reversal project has become a hot button issue in Ontario as Big Oil seeks to expand tar sands markets in the 401 corridor, the U.S. and potentially Europe. Line 9 runs from Sarnia, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec, passing within 50 km of an estimated 9.1 million people, including 18 First Nation communities, and directly through 99 towns and cities. In true Orwellian language, the reversal is being sold to the public as a jobs-creating, low impact, and ‘ethical’ project. It is none of these things.

Early in the application process, Enbridge misled the public by promoting the Line 9 reversal as part of its $3.2 billion “Light Oil Market Access” initiative. Pressure by environmental groups clarified Enbridge’s intent to pump tar sands dilbit through Line 9. The early mistrust established by Enbridge foreshadows the ethical doublespeak the public is expected to embrace with the Line 9 reversal. Indeed, the tar sands giga-project is one of the most violent projects on Earth and the extraction of dirty fuel represents at once a blatant case of environmental racism, climate chaos, and ecological catastrophe.

Line 9 was built in 1976 and was designed to carry light crude oil. In July 2012, the National Energy Board (NEB) approved Enbridge’s application to reverse the flow of the pipeline from Sarnia to Westover, Ontario, and is currently reviewing Enbridge’s application to reverse the rest of the pipeline to Montreal. Crucially, the reversal isn’t about the direction of the pipeline flow, but its contents: Enbridge is now openly seeking approval to transport tar sands dilbit from Alberta through Line 9. This raises multiple flags.

First, Line 9 is a 37 years old pipeline and the risks of a spill are higher for dilbit pipelines (particularly old ones) as tar sands crude is more corrosive, and transported under higher heat and pressure. Moreover, if a spill occurs the impact of dilbit is more severe for health, water and land, as dilbit contains higher levels of toxic carcinogens, including naptha and benzene. In 2010, these risks were brought into sharp relief when Enbridge’s Line 6B (originally constructed to transport light crude in 1969) ruptured spilling 20,000 barrels of dilbit into the Kalamzoo River in Michigan, a disaster that continues to have devastating impacts on surrounding communities and ecosystems. Most importantly however is the question of ‘ethics’ and how the Canadian state is responding to the apparent human rights and environmental crisis created by tar sands expansion.

Debunking the jobs argument

A core argument to support the Line 9 reversal has been job creation. In general, job creation has not been the goal of Big Oil — instead the industry has strived towards mechanization and low-cost labour. The ‘jobs’ argument for tar sands creates a fictitious division between the economy and the environment, attempting to pit employment against health and environmental concerns.

(This is only the intro to the article-please read the full article at rabble.ca here http://www.rabble.ca/news/2013/01/mcethicaltm-enbridge-line-9-and-tar-sands-gigaproject#)

Idle No More January 11 Events

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#IdleNoMore Global Day of Action, Solidarity & Resurgence: January 11, 2013. We are calling on all nations and peoples, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to stand together and take action in your community in support of Idle No More—the rising, Indigenous Peoples’ Movement.

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Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Solidarity Drum Circle
Nelson
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Australia
Fitzroy, Melbourne: Solidarity Dinner
Melbourne
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January 11th 2pm AEST Idle No More Drum / Didge Music Circle J11 at Canada’s Consulate in Sydney delivering a noisy “Wake up call to PM Stephen Harper and a warning to the Australian Government on Indigenous Rights
Sydney
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IdleNoMore Digital Blockade of Canadian Embassy January 11 2pm
Sydney
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Canada
IDLE NO MORE Peaceful Solidarity Support Rally
Dawson Creek,BC

24 hour fast in support of Chief T. Spence & Idle Nô More. More than 350 signed up.
Everywhere
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Idlenomore Rally
Antigonish, NS

Idle No More, Solidarity Rally
Betsiamites, QC

Peaceful Awareness Campaign
Blood Reserve, AB

Round Dance and Peaceful Protest
Brandon, MB
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Idle No More -St’wxwtews Info Roadblock
Cache Creek, BC
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Idle No More
Calgary, AB

Solidarity Rally
Calgary, AB

Idle No More – Ally Rally
Calgary, AB
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Idle no more ! / City Hall Lawn
Campbell River, BC
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IDLE NO MORE
Chicoutimi, QC
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Idle No More – Comox Valley
Comox Valley, BC
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Idle No More Cranbrook Support Rally (MP Wilks office)
Cranbrook, BC
Website

INM Dawson City
Dawson City, YT
Website

Idle No More Rally & Mini Pow wow
Dryden, ON
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Canada Place Rally
Edmonton, AB
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Agency 1 Reserve Treaty #3 Bon Fire/Roundance – Pither’s Point Park
Fort Frances, Ontario

Honour Our Treaties Unity Walk and Peaceful “Slow Down Barricade
Fort Qu’Appelle, SK
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Sovereignty Dialogue with Idle No More
Fort Qu’Appelle, SK
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Idle No More Rally and Information sharing
Fort Simpson, NT

Unity for Peace Gathering (MP Ashfield’s Office)
Fredericton, NB
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Idle No More – Guelph day of Action
Guelph
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Idle No More – Guelph
Guelph
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Idle No More – Global Day of Action and Solidarity
Guelph
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Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation: Getting yourself Ready for the Earth Changes
Hagersville, ON
Website

Idle No More Solidarity Rally, 2:00 pm, Halifax Grand Parade
Halifax, NS
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Sunrise ceremony – point pleasant park
Halifax,NS

Idle No More Rally
Halifax, NS

Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador
Website

Idle No More Solidarity Rally – 12 noon
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador
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Idle No More
Hamilton
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Idle No More Rally – 12 noon
Hay River, NT
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Idle No More Humbuldt
Humboldt
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Hwy 37, In the North,Jan 11th,2013. standing as one
Iskut, B.C.

Peaceful Awareness Campaign, Highway #2
Kainai Nation, AB

IdleNoMore Information Sessions and Rally
Kamloops, BC
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2 Events: Flashmob UBCO; Round Dance Westbank at 1st ave and Hwy
Kelowna, BC
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#J11: IdleNoMore Global Day of Action, Solidarity and Resurgence
Kelowna, BC
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Idle No More Kenora
Kenora
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Unity for Peace Gathering ,Kingsclear First Nation
Kingsclear First Nation
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Queen’s & Kingston In Solidarity w/ #IdleNoMore #J11
Kingston, ON
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IdleNoMore Solidarity Rally
Kitchener, ON
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Kitchener Waterloo #J11 #IdleNoMore Solidarity Rally
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
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Students In Support of Idle No More
Kootenays, BC
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idle no more protest
Lac Brochet, MB

old hospital grounds on main street -Idle No More event
LaRonge, SK

Idle No More Rally – Galt Gardens
Lethbridge, AB

Idle No More: Richmond & Dundas
London, ON

Jan 10th – Flash Mob Round Dance
London
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#J11: “Idol No More”: Information and Prayer, drumming and singing…
Lillooet BC
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Flash Mob round dance – Idle no more
Mashteuiatsh, QC
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Idle No More
Masset, Haida Gwaii

Idle No More Youth Support
Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation
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Idle No More Rally at Montreal Convention Center – Palais des congrès: Solidarité avec Chief Theresa Spence & Idle No More / Solidarity with IDLE NO MORE and Chief Theresa Spence
Montreal, QC
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TBA
Montreal, QC
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Idle No More Saturday Jan 12th.
Nanaimo
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Vancouver Island University
Nanaimo, BC

Idle No More Snaw-Naw-As Jan 12th 2013 @2pm
Nanoose(Vancouver Island)
Website

Peace Rally
Niagara, ON
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Round dance for solidarity and unity of all Canadians
North Bay, ON
Website

Idle No More Global Day of Action Flash Mob Round Dance
Opaskwayak, MB

Idle No More: Okanagan Nation – Solidarity Swim (also see Kelowna above)
Okanagan, BC

Solidarity with Idle No More and Chief Spence
Ottawa, ON

10,000 Voices Can’t Be Ignored
Ottawa, ON
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Idle No More
Ottawa, ON
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Idle No More: Parry Sound
Parry Sound, ON
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#J11 IdleNoMore: Global Day of Action, Solidarity and Resurgence – Peguis Nation
Peguis First Nation, MB
Website

idle no more
Pessamit, QC

#IdleNoMore Peterborough (Round 2)
Peterborough, ON
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Peaceful Awareness Campaign, Highway #3
Piikani Nation, AB

IDLE NO MORE – Youth Rally for Pimicikamak Cree Nation
Pimicikamak, MB
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Idle no more march
Port Hardy, BC

“Between Marys hr and Port Hope Simpson on the St Lewis Causeway” – Idle No More Solidarity Boil Up & Sliding Party, 12pm, Friday Jan 11
Port Hope Simpson, NL
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#IdleNoMore Solidarity Action #J11
Powell RIver, BC
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J11 IdleNoMore Global Day of Action, Solidarity & Resurgence
Prince Albert, SK
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Idle No More And Sovereignty Town Hall Meeting
Prince Rupert, BC
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Agency 1-Point Park/Round Dance/Candlelight/bonfire @ 6m Friday, Jan 11
Rainy River District/Treaty # 3
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Intercultural Grandmothers Solidarity March
Regina, SK
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Candle Light at Mill Pond
Richmond Hill, ON
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Idlenomore Rally
Rimouski, QC
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Idle No More 11 janvier Rouyn Noranda
Rouyn, Qc
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Idle No More: Manifestation en solidarité
Quebec City, QC
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IdleNoMore Solidarity Rally and Peaceful Protest
St John’s, NL
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Peace March – Saskatoon
Saskatoon, SK
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Idle No More Rally
Sault Ste Marie
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Idle No More Round Dance
Sault Ste Marie, ON
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Idle No More – Queen and Elgin Round Dance near Conservative MP Brian Hayes constituency office
Sault Ste Marie, ON
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Idle No More
Skidegate, Haida Gwaii

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Solidarity Walk
Sturgeon Lake, AB
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Idle No More Rally
Sudbury, ON
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Idle No More: Surrey
Surrey, BC
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“Idle No More Demonstration in Tatamagouche”
Tatamagouche, NS
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Global Day of Action – Idle No More
Terrace, BC
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Educational Rally at Fairfield Museum near Delaware Nation
Thamesville, ON
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Teach-in and Unity Round Dance
Thunder Bay, ON
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Unity Round Dance
Thunder Bay
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Idlenomore Round Dance
Timmins, ON
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Idle No More Long Beach/Pacific Rim Hwy Junction
Tofino, BC
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Idle No More at Dundas Square
Toronto, ON
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INM Toronto: Solidarity Rally
Toronto, ON
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Candelight Concert & Rally
Toronto, ON
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I.N.M – Rally at City Hall
Vancouver, BC
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Idle No More Worldwide Event: Tr’ondek Hwech’in Territory, Han Nation
Tr’ondek Hwech’in
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“Idle No More Rally”
UASHAT Mak Mani-Utenam, QC
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Bone games at CTV
Vancouver, BC
Website

FB EVENT LISTING SAYS “POSTPONED” Turtle Island Movement – Peaceful Blockade – Global Day of Action
Vancouver, BC
Website

March and Rally at City Hall
Vancouver, BC
Website

Idle No More – Wild Fish Solidarity Edition
Vancouver, BC
Website

Flashmob bone game, CTV at Robson and Burrard
Vancouver, BC
Website

Final Day of Enbridge Hearings – Lekwungen Territory
Victoria, BC
Website

Idle No More – Global Day of Action!
Victoria, BC
Website

Idle No More: Solidarity Rally in Support of Chief Spence
Victoria BC
Website

Idle No More
Wemindji, Quebec

Idle No More Yukon #J11
Whitehorse, YT
Website

Idle No More In Solidarity With Chief Spence
Williams Lake BC
Website

Idle No More Global Day of Action
Winnipeg, MB
Website

University of Winnipeg-Idle no More Demonstration
Winnpeg, MB
Website

Round Dance @ Red River College NDC
Winnipeg, MB

Acadia University: Idol No More event #J11
Wolfville, NS

University of Windsor CAW Student Centre#J11Rally/ Round Dance
Windsor,On

Idle No More – Denendeh #J11 Action
Yellowknife NT
Website

#IdleNoMore Peterborough (Round 2)
Peterborough, ON
Website

Idle no more
Campbell River BC
Website

Idlenomore Rally
Whitehorse, Yukon

Idlenomore Rally
Whitehorse, Yukon

Idle No More Rally
Saguenay, QC
Website

FlashMob Round Dance
Beaval, SK
Website

Global Day of Action, Idle No More, Moberly Lake Bridge, Moberly Lake, BC
Moberly Lake, BC
Website

Global Day of Action, Idle No More, Moberly Lake Bridge, Moberly Lake, BC
Moberly Lake, BC
Website

Global Day of Action, Idle No More, Moberly Lake Bridge, Moberly Lake, BC
Moberly Lake, BC
Website

Global Day of Action, Idle No More, Moberly Lake Bridge, Moberly Lake, BC
Moberly Lake, BC
Website

Idle no more
Quesnel B.C

Global Day of Action, Idle No More, Moberly Lake Bridge, Moberly Lake, BC- Ralley and Round Dance on Bridge. Drums, Elders, and feathers.
Moberly Lake, BC
Website

Sto:lo Territory – Coqualeetza Grounds. Prayer circle for Ottawa Meeting, for Unity of everyone in Solh Temexw. Our Land, Our Inherent Rights, Our Inherent Responsibility, Our Future. 12PM-1PM
Chilliwack, BC

Chile
#J11 Solidarity with Idle No More,Acción de arte por la Paz, contra el racismo y la violencia
Araucanía
Website

Mapuche Artistic manifestation. The Mapuche historic conflict with the State of Chile
Temuco

Colombia
Bogotá, D.C.
Bogotá, D.C.
Website

Egypt
Idle No More Solidarity Rally at the Canadian Embassy
Website

Idle No More Solidarity Rally
Cairo
Website

Finland
Idle No More solidarity flashmob
Inari
Website

Germany
Picket and Rounddance idle no more germany and friends
Berlin
Website

Hawaii
Idle No More Hawaii – We the People Rally
Honolulu
Website

Italy
Sweat Lodge ceremony IN SOLIDARITY WITH IDLE NO MORE MOVEMENT
Ameno
Website

New Zealand
A day of Fasting and Prayer in Support of the brothers and sisters for Idle No More Movement worldwide
Mangere Mountain, Auckland
Website

#J11: IdleNoMore GLobal Day of Action, Solidarity and Resurgence: Aotearoa Tautoko
Auckland
Website

Information Session to Aucklanders
Auckland
Website

A Day of Fasting
Auckland
Website

Peaceful Performance Poetry in Support of Idlenomore
Gisborne
Website

Portugal
Idle No More
TBA

Puerto Rico
Boricua Nation
Boricua Nation
Website

Sri Lanka
One man protest outside the Canadian Embassy
Colombo

UK
J11 Idle No More: Solidarity Rally
London, UK
Website

Idle No More Solidarity Rally
Oxford, UK
Website

Flash Mob Meditation at 12.30 in the Peace Gardens
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
Website

USA
Idle No More/Round Dance at Wausau Center Mall
Wausau,WI

idlenomore rally
Chatham, NY

Unify to be Idle No More
New York, NY Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Website

Idle No More Solidarity Sunset.
Cahokia Mounds, IL

United States
Idle No More Solidarity: Prayers & Songs
Albany, CA
Website

Town Square, Friday Noon
Anchorage, AK

Sunset Gathering to educate and recognize INM!
Asheville, NC
Website

Rally of Unity
Augusta, ME
Website

John Carroll School in Bel Air, Maryland (1/12)
Bel Air, MD
Website

Solidarity from the Sand Dunes
Beverly Shores, IN

Solidarity Flash Mob: State House
Boston, MA
Website

Idlenomore Solidarity Rally
Bozeman, MT

11am-3pm, Miller Park, downtown Chattanooga
Chattanoooga, TN
Website

Solidarity Prayer
Covington, KY

Idle No More Round Dance, Noon, UC Davis Memorial Union Quad, 1/11/13
Davis, CA
Website

Idle No More Rally At State Capitol
Denver, CO
Website

J11: Global Day of Action
Denver, CO
Website

Idle No More
Douglasville, Georgia
Website

Idle No More – Durango, Colorado Solidarity Rally
Durango, CO
Website

Idle No More Hawaii – We the People Rally
Honolulu, HI
Website

Global Day of Unity – idle No More Rally
Houlton, ME
Website

Canadian Consulate: 5847 San Felipe Street, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77057 at 11:30 am
Houston, TX
Website

Solidarity Rally
Jefferson City, MO

LVD #IdleNoMore
Lac Vieux Desert, MI
Website

Academic Forum about the Idle No More Movement
Laie, Hawaii
Website

N.M.S.U. Student Rally
Las Cruces, NM

Idle No More Round Dance
Lawrenceville, GA
Website

IDLE NO MORE LOS ANGELES RALLY Noon-3 Fri. and Sat.
Los Angeles, CA
Website

Idle No More Solidarity Rally: Jan 12 – 12pm at local mall
Louisville, KY

Madison Solidarity Rally 1/13
Madison, WI
Website

Jackson Park (across from Post Office). 3:30pm. Bring your signs & drums
Mankato, MN

Idle No More: Marquette, Michigan
Marquette, MI
Website

IDLE NO MORE bridge action
Milwaukee
Website

Shutting Down Busy Bridge
Montana
Website

Solidarity Rally
Mt. Pleasant Michigan

#idlenomore SCIT Mt.Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant, MI
Website

March/Round Dance
Missoula, MT
Website

Idle No More Solidarity Rally/No to “Tribal” Fashion Awareness
Naples, Fl

Flash Mob/Round Dance (The Bark House)
Nevada City, CA
Website

Washington Square Park: Rally + Livestream
New York, NY
Website

IDLE NO MORE #J11 – Thus ALWAYS to Tyrants
Norfolk, VA
Website

Round Dance
Oakland, CA

Rally Percival Landing
Olympia, WA

Idle No More Rally in Olympia, WA
Olympia, WA
Website

Idle No More Pensacola
Pensacola, FL
Website

Idle No More Global Day of Action
Phoenix, AZ
Website

Idle No More #J11 Global Day of Action-Resurgam! Portland Maine
Portland, ME
Website

#J11 Flashmob – Portland in Solidarity with Idle No More
Portland, OR
Website

Pueblo Idle No More Solidarity for Chief Spence (at Bessemer Park)
Pueblo, CO
Website

IdleNoMore solidarity march
Raleigh NC
Website

Idle No More San Antonio Solidarity Action
San Antonio,TX
Website

Idle No More: San Diego
San Diego, CA
Website

Solidarity Rally meeting and march at New Leaf on Pacific Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA

#11: ROUNDDANCE at IAIA 12 Noon 1-11-2013
Santa Fe, NM
Website

#J11 Rally for Idle No More in Downtown Santa Fe & Outreach for Jan. 15 flash mob “Round Dance at the Roundhouse”
Santa Fe, NM
Website

Rally and Roundance I.A.I.A. Jan 11, NOON
Santa Fe, NM
Website

Idle No More Prayer Circle – Indian Place, Pike Place Market
Website

#J11 Solidarity for Idle No More
Washington, DC
Website

J11: Global Day of Action in DC 4:30pm
Washington, DC
Website

J11 Solidarity and Peace Rally 11:00 P.M. -5:00 P.M. NC Museum of History
Raleigh, NC
Website

Idle No More Rounddance Flash Mob @ 2pm Steeplegate Mall
Concord, NH
Website

Worldwide
IDLENOMORE DIGITAL BLOCKADE OF CANADIAN PMS OFFICE (CANADA) AND EMBASSIES GLOBALLY
Global
Website

Sovereignty Dialogue with Idle No More
Global
Website

Unify Broadcast
Global
Website

GlobalRevolution.TV Broadcast of actions worldwide
Global
Website

united states
IdleNoMore
Montpelier Vermont

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http://www.j11action.com/#events

Indigenous Sovereignty and Human Rights: Idle No More as a Decolonizing Force

After reading an article called “stupid no more” from Kevin Annett posted on MNN I *felt* that it was condescending and simply not getting the real point, my gut feeling was that the man was piqued that attention was being drawn away from his pet project more than anything. The excerpt below gives a very clear and sensible counterpoint to the charges in the MNN piece, and I hope you will all go and read the entire article-I am very grateful to have found this blog!
“At first I was skeptical about the Idle No More movement. I didn’t want to lead my people to the government and beg for rights and responsibilities that the Creator gave to us. But I became involved with Idle No More because I could feel the energy of the youth rising and I did not want this energy to go to waste. I wanted to show them that the energy which we as peoples often internalize in negative ways is better directed to challenging the colonial framework that operates in all our lives. As the movement grows, the challenge of Idle No More is to continue moving beyond rhetoric and towards a fundamental reconfiguration of the colonial structure of Canada. Above and beyond, it must always be more than an emotionally frothy appeal to the Canadian government for justice and morality. We must be strategic, yet we must also act on the nation-to-nation spirit and intent of Treaty. The message of love, peace, and non-violent protest is essential to the movement. With this spirit at the forefront, we must seek to educate Settler populations and heal our Indigenous nations from the processes of genocide which we have experienced. Idle No More means re-establishing ourselves as sovereign nations, and empowering Settler people to fulfill their responsibilities as partners in sacred relationships of Treaty.”

Decolonization

by Kirstin Scansen

Last week I was compelled into a leadership role with the Prince Albert Idle No More rally. Prince Albert is a growing city in central Saskatchewan, with a population of about 35,000. The traditional Nehithaw place name is kistahpinanihk, which means “meeting place”. Prince Albert has a high Indigenous population and is surrounded by key sites in the history of Treaty 6. It would be ideal to say that Indigenous-Settler relations here have been harmonious, a peaceful meeting place of sorts, but the presence of colonialism is heavy. Surrounded by medium and maximum security prisons, housed disproportionately with Indigenous inmates, oppression can be felt strongly. Racism and racialised violence are pervasive. But there is also a strong regional history of Indigenous resurgence and resistance to colonialism; key sites of the Riel Rebellion are within a 30 minute drive from city limits, and Indigenous languages, ceremonies, and land-based…

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Colonial No More – Turtle Island Chapter

Colonial No More – Turtle Island Chapter

A friend of mine, Ian Ki’laas Caplette. created this on facebook. The link to it is at the bottom of this post. I find his description so inspiring and beautiful that I wanted to share it with you here. Please check out the event on facebook if you use facebook, and share it with everyone you know.

We truly are the ones we have been waiting for-the time is now for the old order to end, and we are the ones who will begin the change to a wiser and more heart centered world. Join with us wherever you are-and stand up in whatever way you are inspired to. Create art, have a march or a dance, post signs, print this out and make into bookmarks and leave in books and magazines-there are as many ways to begin as there are people to do them!

No one is coming to save us, no one is kicking out the bad guys and retooling our governments, no one is giving away buckets of free money-it’s up to US!

Luckily we have so many leaders who are already starting things, all we have to do is join in, tell others, keep things moving and singing and the changes WILL come.

This is not the time to sit it out and wait any more, get up, stand up-stand up for your rights!(To paraphrase Peter Tosh;-)

Colonial No More – Turtle Island Chapter
Many have been awakened and become active through Idle No More. We have come a long way in a short time and it is necessary to confront the causes of the genocide against Indigenous peoples globally.

Colonial borders and structures have been erected over our rights, our lands, and our spirits and we have taken the full force of colonization for generations. Our lands have been poisoned, our peoples have suffered torture, murder, kidnapping, forced relocations, and systemic assaults on our cultures and societies.

We have had enough.

Indigenous peoples have not been idle but we have been mired in a colonial relationship with the Crown, the Commonwealth State of Canada, the “republic” of the United States of America, and other legacies of genocide masquerading as “democricies”. This has not been of our choosing as deceptions from the colonial governments since contact have used lies, biological weaponry, forced indoctrinations of our children through residential and boarding schools, installed puppet governments through the Indian Act and other genocidal policies aimed at “civilizing” Indigenous peoples, and the denial of wrongdoing with no willingness to address this fundamental injustice.

The colonial relationship is not only an attack on Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island (North America). It is an assault on Settlers to these lands, Indigenous peoples globally, and to the biosphere as the force of colonialism is not only directed against Indigenous peoples, but the global population and the environment as well. Large-scale extractive industries are destroying ecosystems and oceans around the world and many of the lands they are destroying are the ones Indigenous peoples rely on for their sustenance and cultural survival. We are acting as the early warning system. In fact, we have been doing so for a very long time.

From the Basques to the Maori, from the Hawai’ians to the Mayans. From Chiapas to Palestine, from Kanesatake to Ireland. We have suffered from colonial domination and genocide of our cultures and murders of our peoples at the hands of our oppressors. Our experiences have shown us that even our own leadership is capable of becoming agents for the state, facilitating the destruction of our lands and weakening our societies for profits and power. Some are working right now to undermine our collective abilities to be Indigenous in our own lands, citing “progress”, or “self-governance” with colonial definitions.

We have also seen the constant gendered violence against Indigenous women, primary targets of state genocide and patriarchal ideologies forced into our societies, maintained by colonial structures while perpetuated by unhealthy men and enabled through racist and sexist policies of disempowerment.

We say no more to this.

We say no more to being subjected to colonial domination.

We say no more to colonial leadership, no matter their origins or their “race”.

We call out to the global community to form alliances between our groups for the purpose of active liberation from colonial domination and an end to the assault on the biosphere.

We call out for reciprocal support from all peoples everywhere to end imperialism.

We call for a disruption to the flow of capital, extractive industries, shipping by land, sea, and air, and for the defense of our lands, our peoples, and our futures by any means necessary.

http://www.facebook.com/events/466684460057831/