IDLE NO MORE!

[Toedancer]

I hope First Nations are watching. They don't have friends in this government. 

They didn't have friends in the Liberal gov either, I am enjoying Bob Rae's righteous anger, who right now has nothing to lose anymore.

[Toedancer]

Brazeau is finished! With racism  He can't get out of this one.eta - OhMy

[sparqui]

First link to the Star is dead but I did catch the article yesterday.

This sums up Brazeau very well:

“His disrespect of women and his fellow indigenous women is extremely reprehensible, just because of the amount of violence that goes on against indigenous women and to the extent to which we’re dehumanized in Canada.”

[Boom Boom]

Brazeau is a protege of Tom Flanagan - no wonder he's a horrible human being.

[Toedancer]

Hit 'em where it hurts.


Fort Severn FN withdraws permission for geological surveys


Nation to Nation Ontario.

[pogge]

Your link is broken but here's the corrected version: Fort Severn First Nation Withdraws Permission

And while we're on the subject, this is from Wawatay News just a few days ago: ‘Your policies don’t apply here’, KI Chief tells Ontario

[Toedancer]

3 Aboriginal Liberal Senators walk out of meeting with Duncan 


Good, they need to show some support and more often!

[lagatta]

That is great, Toe! So is this, support for the Women's Memorial March, V-Day and Have a Heart Day!

http://idlenomore.ca/index.php/item/149-media-release

There are Women's Memorial Marches in many cities, smaller towns, Aboriginal settlements and reserves:

http://womensmemorialmarch.wordpress.com/national/

Do we have a thread on the March, (could also be Sisters in Sprit?) Mentioning this as while there are quite a few cities listed, there are also conspicuous absences, and we should have a place all Bread and Rosers can post events.

The Idle No More list will be updated too.

There is a big Innu reserve close to Boom Boom's town, though I think travel is difficult...

It is horribly cold here today and I don't think I'd be up for a march (did 3 in bitter cold at the beginning of the war on Iraq, but that was ten years ago and well, I'm ten years older...) But the weather should be much milder here by the 14th, so my friends and I should be there...

[Boom Boom]

There is a big Innu reserve close to Boom Boom's town, though I think travel is difficult...

Two, actually - I'm in the middle. Natashquan and La Romaine. A bit closer to Natashquan. We get a lot of visitors here all winter (via skidoo) from both communities passing through on their way to visit each other's communities.
 

It is horribly cold here today and I don't think I'd be up for a march (did 3 in bitter cold at the beginning of the war on Iraq, but that was ten years ago and well, I'm ten years older...) But the weather should be much milder here by the 14th, so my friends and I should be there...

We have a cold front moving in today; will be -37C windchill tomorrow morning.
 
Natashquan weather (our nearest weather station)
 
I got out yesterday and got all the heavy snow from the weekend storm moved with my snowblower - took a full two hours.

[lagatta]

Toe, please repost this in the February thread. You are in the Idle No More thread, and the march for Missing Women is several days from now.

[Toedancer]

Using the penny to break the chains of greed. Fascinating.


Symbolic shaming of the federal gov't 


“The copper is a symbol of justice, truth and balance, and to break one is a threat, a challenge and can be an insult,” Dick said. “If you break copper on someone and shame them, there should be an apology.”

[Debra]

via Scott Piatkowski  on Facebook;


Exclusive: Judge who issued court injunctions to end rail blockades acted for CN Rail as a lawyer

[Boom Boom]

[Boom Boom]

 URGENT NEWS, SPREAD THE WORD
Nina Was'te (INM Co-Founder): 
All the reserves will be receiving packages if they haven't already.... This package is the usual contribution agreements, the funding dollars breakdown a band gets which is already GROSSLY inadequate.....This contribution agreement will have an appendix now attached, that says they must sign all the legislation we are fighting.....all the Bills....they have to agree to all the resource exploitation efforts proposed (forced) and if they do not sign those contribution agreements, they can be put into 3rd party or something similar....some have signed, with an attachment that explains they were forced to or did so under duress ....now do u see this attack is real?? We have to fight this and offer supports to those who choose not to sign....bcoz those ppl will have been cut off from funds or forced into 3rd party...

[lagatta]

The Nishiyuu long walk has grown from seven to over 150 youths from Cree and Algonquin lands, walking more than 1000km.

http://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/march-25-delegation-to-ottawa-from-montreal-to-welcome-nishiyuu-walkers A Montreal delegation to Ottawa to welcome the walkers - Are there also delegations from Toronto and elsewhere?