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Activist Communique: Idle No More's Indian Summer | rabble.ca

26.9.13

Activist Communique: Idle No More's Indian Summer | rabble.ca: An important highpoint for Idle No More was the dedication of Chief Theresa Spence from Attawapiskat, Ontario. Plagued by years and years of neglect and institutionalized racism, their Chief came to Ottawa with the intention of starting a Nation-to-Nation dialogue with the Canadian government.

Chief Spence erected a tipi on Victoria Island in Ottawa and began a fast for her people, hoping that this would prompt the government to take action to authentically deal with the issues that on and off reserve Indigenous people face.

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