Analysis Of The Idle No More Movement In Canada

“Idle No More” Movement and the Canadian Government The Native-led protest movement “Idle No More” serves many purposes, one of which is taking on the Canadian government and to call on people all over the country to join together and help protect the Indigenous land and water, and also revitalise Indigenous culture. Four women in Saskatchewan, who had strong beliefs about Bill C-45 and wanted to make a difference, started this movement in late October 2012. These women were concerned the bill would corrode all that was left of indigenous rights. Very quickly after the word began to spread, Idle No More held a national day of protest and action in places all over Canada. It was then that the movement began to make process, and caught the…show more content…
This movement has made such an impact on the country it is now causing similar protests in Halifax, Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal, Vancouver, and other cities in both Canada and the United States. It was then that the conflict between the Natives and the Government of Canada began. When the First Nations representatives made a visit to the House of Commons they were not allowed to enter. Due to this, the chief of the Attawapiskat, Theresa Spence, began a strike that lasted six weeks. This strike caused closures of highways, and rail lines. Including those that lead to the Alberta tar sands. This slowly became the slogan for the resistance to the Keystone XL export. Both native and non-native people believe this is a turning point in the political association of Canada’s First Nations. And as the slogan says, these natives will no longer be idle; they are making a…show more content…
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