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The article features the Idle No More (INM) Aboriginal movement in Canada. According to the author, the movement is similar with other movements in the 1960s to the 1980s in such a way that it was also established at the grassroot level. Kenneth Deer, a member of the United Nations (UN) Indigenous People's forum, states that INM is important, given the Canadian government's persistence to push its own agenda when it comes to Aboriginal issues.

"A grassroots protest movement is building across the country," says Taiaiake Alfred, a Mohawk man who is a professor of Indigenous governance at the University of Victoria. Alfred told that an organized network is forming and will soon make its presence known. He said there is growing unrest with the approach taken by elected First Nation leaders. The people are seeing their leaders buy into the assumption that things must be done Canada's way. "And the unchallenged legitimacy of all of these people who are collaborating with that assumption is the first thing that we need to attack. So I foresee a movement or an organization starting up soon to represent the true perspective of the people and to make sure that everyone understands that all of the collaborators are people who are collaborating and not representing," Alfred said.

The article highlights the youth journey covering 1,600 kilometers (km) from James Bay in Quebec, Canada to Parliament Hill. The Journey of the Nishiyuu began in mid-January as a group of 7 teenagers and a guide who were inspired by Chief Theresa Spence's hunger strike and the blossoming Idle No More movement raging across the American continent. While the journey is not getting a much media attention, it is getting a lot of community attention and bringing unity within the communities.

The author reflects on the way media focused only on the unrest shown by First Nations peoples of Canada through the Idle No More initiative. He says that it left the concept of empowerment, which was the bigger part of the movement, to idle by not focusing on its ongoing effect. He points out how Idle No More could allow Canadians to see the living power and resilience among Aboriginal peoples by publishing the stories behind the stories.

The article reports on the reaction of First Nations in Canada and the Idle No More Campaign regarding the legislation contained in the Conservative government's Bill C-45. First Nation leadership reportedly marched to Parliament Hill, worried about the impacts contained in the legislation such as changes to the Indian Act, land claims and the Navigable Waters Act. It cites the Canada-China trade agreement which reportedly involved land and resources of First Nations who were not consulted.

The article reports on the march of Saskatchewan's Aboriginal and provincial leaders to bring awareness to issues on First Nations people on May 29, 2008. The Solidarity March, in support of the National Day of Action, was organized and hosted by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN). Speeches by various leaders were made, including speeches of Vice-Chief Lyle Whitefish and NDP opposition leader Lorne Calvert.

The article presents the Maori leadership as viewed by Allan Duff and Henare O'Keefe in Canada. Duff and O'Keefe both traveled from Vancouver to Halifax to discuss and find support for their cause in elevating the lives of the First Nations. Duff claims the social problems in Aboriginal communities are caused by the lack of individual rights and responsibilities. He uses housing as an example.

Nearly 50 First Nations people from across Canada spent a rainy night on March 20, 2003 outside of Toronto, Ontario's Union Station. All night they stood beside a sacred fire singing traditional songs. In the morning they would be 2000 strong from First Nations communities in southern Ontario and march through the downtown streets to protest the federal government's proposed First Nation governance act. “I came because I wanted my voice to be heard,” said Tanya Anakons of the movement called Native Youth Movement. “We are the youth of today and we need to do this so our children can carry on our traditions. We need all of the youth to be a part of this. If we don't protest, we'll end up losing all of our rights.” Roger Obonsawin, one of the co-ordinators of the march thanked Elders, firekeepers and protesters who stayed the night to keep vigil.