Saginaw Grant and Other Natives in Hollywood Come Together for Idle No More PSA

ICTMN Staff
May 16, 2013
This is a public service announcement made by JT Pro Imaging and overseen by actor Saginaw Grant for IdleNoMore.ca and starring Native celebrities of all ages...

Dennis Banks on the AIM Era: 'I Regret That It Ended too Soon'

Gale Courey Toensing
April 25, 2013
Dennis Banks, the famous Ojibway co-founder of the American Indian Movement, teacher, lecturer, author and activist, is still going strong...

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Determined in Blockade Atop Four Enbridge Pipelines in Minnesota

David P. Ball
April 04, 2013
More than a month after members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa set up camp atop four oil pipelines to protest Enbridge Inc.’s alleged lack of easements across their tribal territ...

Newspaper Recants 'Racist' Letter, Expresses Regret, as Outrage Erupts in British Columbia

ICTMN Staff
April 01, 2013
The headline alone sparked outrage. “Educate First Nations to be Modern Citizens,” trumpeted the title. And it went downhill from there...

Idle No More Gathers Steam in Portland, Oregon, With Teach-in

Leah Gibson
March 30, 2013
As the Idle No More movement maintains its traction across Canada, the U.S...

Nishiyuu Youth Walkers Greeted by Cheering, Thousands-Strong Crowd in Ottawa

Paul Seesequasis
March 27, 2013
It was a triumph of the next generation, a beacon pointing toward the future...

Bill Before Parliament Would Require Canadian Government to Adhere to U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

ICTMN Staff
March 25, 2013
A bill that would require the Canadian government to adhere to the principles in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is before Parliament, and though...

Gary Farmer: Idle No More, 'Consumerization,' Mining Fallout and Indian Humor

Carol Berry
March 18, 2013
Film star and activist Gary Farmer wore an impish grin from time to time as he conducted an Idle No More (Idle) teach-in, but his core message defied humor: “We’re the cutting edge...
Dr. Cheryl Crazy Bull

Idle No More Brings Native Voices, Tribal Education to the Forefront

Like many Natives and our allies across our Grandmother Earth, Unci Maka, I have joined the Idle No More movement, attending round dance gatherings, praying for Chief Theresa Spence and her supporters, sharing the stories I hear and read and perusing news and opinion pieces....

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March 16, 2013
Charles Kader

Social Movement Idling

In speaking with a number of social activists recently, I have been noting a widening trend into their statements and what they have been seeing in their own “theatres of operation.” They report witnessing the highest levels of exhibited frustration in both younger, as well as more seasoned gener...

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March 10, 2013

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