Stir my heart....Indians in North Bay, Canada took over a shopping mall in their community. The people were drumming, singing and dancing. Security guards came and pushed around some people and a couple got knocked to the floor. But the native people kept drumming and singing to the end.
Talk about exposing the contradictions.....the native way of harmony with nature in the face of mindless consumerism and materialism.
The flash mob was a part of a national campaign across Canada to bring to light grievances the First Nations (indigenous) people have against the right-wing government of Stephen Harper.
CBC News reports:
As Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence continues her hunger strike on Parliament Hill in an attempt to get a meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a grassroots protest movement of First Nations activists across Canada has united on social media and at public rallies.
Idle No More's supporters say they are upset about the effects of the Harper government's policies on their communities. They want First Nations to be recognized as sovereign stakeholders in decisions affecting the country's land and resources.
The campaign was started by four women from Saskatchewan who were protesting against a number of bills before Parliament. They are particularly critical of Bill C-45, the government's omnibus budget legislation, which they say weakens environmental laws.
"There are many examples of other countries moving towards sustainability, and we must demand sustainable development as well," says a manifesto published on the group's website, idlenomore.com.
"We believe in healthy, just, equitable and sustainable communities and have a vision and plan of how to build them."
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