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#IDLENOMORE and the remaking of Canada / Ken Coates.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780889773424 (paperback) :
- Physical Description: xxii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Idle No More (Movement) Protest movements > Canada. Native peoples > Canada > Ethnic identity. Native peoples > Canada > Government relations. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Stroud Branch | 323.1197071 Coa | 31681002499499 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
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An account of the Idle No More movement of 2012 and 2013. Idle No More was the most profound declaration of Indigenous identity and confidence in Canadian history. - New York Univ Pr
Idle No More bewildered many Canadians. Launched by four women in Saskatchewan in reaction to a federal omnibus budget bill, the protest became the most powerful demonstration of Aboriginal identity in Canadian history. Thousands of Aboriginal people and their supporters took to the streets, shopping malls, and other venues, drumming, dancing, and singing in a collective voice.
It was a protest against generations of injustice, a rallying cry for cultural survival, and a reassertion of Aboriginal identity.
Idle No More lasted for almost a year, and then the rallies dissipated. Many observers described it as a spent force. It was anything but. Idle No More was the most profound declaration of Indigenous identity and confidence in Canadian history, sparked by Aboriginal women and their supporters, sustained by young Indigenous peoples, filled with pride and determination. When the drums slowed, a new and different Canada was left in its wake. Partially stunned by the peaceful celebrations, but perplexed by a movement that seemed to have no centre and no leaders, most Canadians missed the point.
Through Idle No More Aboriginal people have declared that they are a vital and necessary part of Canada's future. The spirit of the drumming, singing, and dancing lives on in empowered and confident young Aboriginal people who will shape the future of this country for decades to come. - Univ of Toronto Pr
An account of the Idle No More movement of 2012 and 2013. Based in part on Occupy Wall Street's model of non-hierarchical decision making, Idle No More was the most profound declaration of Indigenous identity, confidence, and community in Canadian history. Several years later, this movement still influences Native American protests in the United States, including the current Standing Rock North Dakota pipeline protest. - Univ of Toronto Pr
Idle No More bewildered many Canadians. Launched by four women in Saskatchewan in reaction to a federal omnibus budget bill, the protest became the most powerful demonstration of Aboriginal identity in Canadian history. Thousands of Aboriginal people and their supporters took to the streets, shopping malls, and other venues, drumming, dancing, and singing in a collective voice.
It was a protest against generations of injustice, a rallying cry for cultural survival, and a reassertion of Aboriginal identity.
Idle No More lasted for almost a year, and then the rallies dissipated. Many observers described it as a spent force. It was anything but. Idle No More was the most profound declaration of Indigenous identity and confidence in Canadian history, sparked by Aboriginal women and their supporters, sustained by young Indigenous peoples, filled with pride and determination. When the drums slowed, a new and different Canada was left in its wake. Partially stunned by the peaceful celebrations, but perplexed by a movement that seemed to have no centre and no leaders, most Canadians missed the point.
Through Idle No More Aboriginal people have declared that they are a vital and necessary part of Canada's future. The spirit of the drumming, singing, and dancing lives on in empowered and confident young Aboriginal people who will shape the future of this country for decades to come.
