If your only source of information is the mainstream news media you can be forgiven for wondering what the Idle No More movement is all about. Since it burst on the scene late last year, media attention has darted from demonstrations to blockades to the fasts of elders and chiefs — with an occasional sustained flurry of excitement when the PMO tried to smear Chief Theresa Spence.
Last Sunday, Project Peacemakers and Peace Alliance Winnipeg held a panel discussion at the Millennium in which we heard from six people who are very active in Idle No More. Here is the video of their conversation.