"idle no more" & the border
Protesters planting indigenous flag on Akwesasne border post, Jan 5 2013 - photo by Don Smith at Cornwall Free News (with permission)
border site protests
"[W]e have to look beyond the colonial border and understand that the struggle for tribal sovereignty and the protection of our homelands is part and parcel to the overall struggle of indigenous justice." Robert Desjarlait in Intercontinental Cry
>> Akwesasne, January 5 2013
"The border doesn't exist for Native people," Reinhardt said. "That's like trying to tell the fish, 'Hey, that's the U.S. and that's Canada.' They're going to get sick on either side." Martin Reinhardt in The Mining Journal
News Reports:
Idle No More Border Blockade - Cornwall Free Press
Blockade Taken Down - The Globe and Mail
Elated Mohawks Close International Bridge - Indian Country Today
Images:
Idle No More Border Blockade - Photography by Jenna Pope
Video:
Cornwall/Akwesasne Border Event - Censored News
Akwesasne Border Blockade - Idlenomoremovement.com
>> Peace Arch Border Crossing, January 5 2013
News Reports:
Idle No More rally planned for Peace Arch border crossing in B.C. - Straight.com
Idle No More Ceremony Planned for US-Canada Border January 5 - Indian Country Today
Images:
Idle No More: Aboriginal Women, Children Gather at Peace Arch Border Rally - Vancouver Sun
Audio:
Redeye Collective: Organiser Kat Norris speaks to Jane Williams
Video:
>> Osoyoos Border Crossing, January 5 2013
News Reports:
Idle No More at Osoyoos Border - Castanet.net
Okanagan Idle No More movement heads to border - Penticton Western News
>> Blue Water Bridge, January 5 2013
Video:
Idle No More Blue Water Bridge Rally
>> Ambassador Bridge, January 16 2013
News Reports:
Idle No More Targets North America's Busiest Border - CBC
Idle No More draws hundreds to Ambassador Bridge - CBC
Questions linger over where idle no more movement goes after protests - London Free Press
idle no more: general media
Idle No More coverage from Indian Country Today
Idle No More coverage from The Media Co-op
9 questions about Idle No More from CBC
What's at stake from Global Montreal
Idle No More: Canada’s Growing Indigenous Rights Movement, Fast Going Global from The International
Idle No More Spreads Beyond Canada's Border As Movement Ramps Up Pressure from Global Montreal
Idle No More transcends Canada-Alaska border from YubaNet.com
Idle No More protesters stall railway lines, highways from CBC
analysis
Idle No More and the Implications on Anishinaabe Treaty Lands in Minnesota by Robert Desjarlait
Idle No More movement brings Canadian history into focus from TheStar.com
Idle No More: Where the Mainstream Media Went Wrong by Leanne Simpson
other resources
Ten Books to Contextualize Idle No More - Tom Peace on Activehistory.ca
Recommended articles from Daniel Rueck (and recommended videos)