Parts of this article (those related to History) need to be updated. The reason given is: The history section stops in early 2013. This article is missing an entire decade of information, assuming that the movement is still active. If it is not, that needs to be incorporated into this article..(September 2023) |
Formation | November 2012 |
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Type | Grassroots |
Purpose | A grassroots movement for indigenous sovereignty, indigenous rights and respect for the treaties. Goals include stopping environmental degradation and economic and social inequality. |
Headquarters | First Nations |
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Region served | Worldwide |
Founders | Jessica Gordon, Sylvia McAdam, Sheelah McLean, Nina Wilson |
Website | idlenomore |
Remarks | methods include |
Idle No More is an ongoing protest movement, founded in December 2012 by four women: three First Nations women and one non-Native ally. It is a grassroots movement among the Indigenous peoples in Canada comprising the First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and their non-Indigenous supporters in Canada, and to a lesser extent, internationally. It has consisted of a number of political actions worldwide, inspired in part by the liquid diet hunger strike of Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence[1] and further coordinated via social media. A reaction to alleged legislative abuses of Indigenous treaty rights by then Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative federal government, the movement takes particular issue with the omnibus bill Bill C-45.[2][3] The popular movement has included round dances in public places and blockades of rail lines.