Idle No More movement

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The Idle No More movement is a grassroots Indigenous-led protest and advocacy campaign in Canada that emerged in 2012 to defend Indigenous sovereignty, treaty rights, and environmental protections against government policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous rights movement ⓘ
environmental movement ⓘ
social movement ⓘ
aimsTo defend Indigenous sovereignty ⓘ
promote environmental stewardship ⓘ
protect treaty rights ⓘ
raise public awareness of Indigenous issues in Canada ⓘ
basedOn Indigenous legal traditions ⓘ
treaty relationships between Indigenous nations and the Crown ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
focusesOn self-determination of Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
foundedBy Jessica Gordon ⓘ
Nina Wilson ⓘ
Sheelah McLean ⓘ
Sylvia McAdam ⓘ
hasCause concerns over Canadian federal omnibus budget bills ⓘ
environmental degradation on Indigenous lands ⓘ
perceived violations of Indigenous treaties ⓘ
hasInfluenced environmental justice movements ⓘ
global Indigenous rights activism ⓘ
hasMainSubject Indigenous sovereignty ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
treaty rights ⓘ
hasParticipant First Nations peoples ⓘ
linked to: First Nations

Inuit peoples ⓘ
linked to: Inuit

Métis peoples ⓘ
linked to: Métis

non-Indigenous allies ⓘ
hasSlogan Idle No More ⓘ
inception 2012 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
French ⓘ
location Canada ⓘ
movementType Indigenous-led ⓘ
grassroots ⓘ
opposes Canadian federal legislation perceived as undermining Indigenous rights ⓘ
environmentally harmful resource development projects ⓘ
erosion of Indigenous treaty rights ⓘ
politicalAlignment anti-colonialism ⓘ
decolonization ⓘ
significantEvent nationwide protests in Canada in 2012–2013 ⓘ
socialMediaPlatformUsed Facebook ⓘ
Twitter ⓘ
linked to: Twitter, Inc.
timePeriod 21st century ⓘ
usesMethod peaceful protest ⓘ
rallies ⓘ
round dances ⓘ
social media campaigns ⓘ
teach-ins ⓘ

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Idle No More → hasSlogan → Idle No More ⓘ
subject linked to: Idle No More movement
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