Chief Spence Ends Her Hunger Strike, But The Struggle Continues
* Chief Theresa Spence has ended her hunger strike today. Here is the press release issued by her and her supporters: * Daniel Wilson reflects on the legacy of Chief…
Chief Spence
My Thank You Letter to Chief Spence
Dear Chief SpenceI was so happy to hear that you will be ending your long hunger strike.Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence has decided to end her six-week-long hunger strike after members…
Some Thoughts on Idle No More
Well, I said I would create a new post about the Idle No More movement. Occupy The Parliament Buildings‘s photo. In response to some of the backlash against Chief Spence,…
Some Thoughts on Idle No More
Well, I said I would create a new post about the Idle No More movement.Occupy The Parliament Buildings's photo.In response to some of the backlash against Chief Spence, here is…
Some Thoughts on Idle No More
Well, I said I would create a new post about the Idle No More movement. Occupy The Parliament Buildings‘s photo. In response to some of the backlash against Chief Spence,…
Some Thoughts on Idle No More
Well, I said I would create a new post about the Idle No More movement. Occupy The Parliament Buildings's photo. In response to some of the backlash against Chief Spence,…
Idle No More and the Great Day of Protest
Oh boy. I sure picked the wrong day to be felled by the flu eh? Because I wanted so much to be there.But even on the small TV in my…
AFN Demands: My Favorite One
All legislation must be unquestionably consistent with s.35 of the Canadian Constitution and the UNDRIP. Legislation and provisions of legislation as in C-38 and C-45 that contravene our Treaty and…
Idle No More and the Great Confusion
Well I think it's safe to say that it was quite a day in my home and native's land eh?As if the great Ojibwa Mishipeshu of Lake Superior was thrashing…
The Harper Cons and the Big Smear
Well it's not in the Book of Chaos, the 200-page handbook the Cons once put out to disrupt the opposition, and shut down committees.But it clearly comes from the same…
Chief Spence Is A Sideshow
This is the shit. And you know what? When First Nations sue the federal government, they win. Its a bit like when someone sues Ezra Levant–its a slam dunk. That…
How Idle No More Humiliated Stephen Harper
In all my years of watching Stephen Harper I have rarely seen him looking so frustrated and so humiliated.But there he was today at a ridiculous photo-op in a Ford…
Why Idle No More Will Make Harper Eat Crow
For some ghastly reason I couldn't help wondering tonight what Stephen Harper is eating while Chief Theresa Spencer dies of hunger. As Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence continues her hunger strike,…
Idle No More and the Anti-Harper Revolt
One can only imagine what Stephen Harper is thinking as he watches Chief Theresa Spence getting weaker and weaker.Is there even a flicker of sympathy in his cold dead eyes,…
Chief Spence and Our Quiet Racist Traditions. . . . .
Unfortunately racism is an incredibly powerful and shockingly nefarious thing. It seeps into people’s blood and bones in ways that they don’t even notice. Racism is not just a conscious…
Idle No More and the Power of Solidarity
One day historians, or forensic psychiatrists, will no doubt argue over why Stephen Harper was prepared to let Chief Theresa Spence die.Was it because that cold, cruel, man couldn't feel…
Chief Spence, Harper, and the Attawapiskat Christmas
I didn't want to blog tonight. I just wanted to enjoy Christmas.But I couldn't get these two contrasting images out of my mind. Chief Theresa Spence slowly starving to death.While…
Why is Stephen Harper Afraid of Chief Spence?
It's hard to believe that a native leader from a suffering community, would have to go on a hunger strike, to try to get a meeting with a Canadian Prime…