Idle No More movement

E106821

Indigenous rights movement environmental movement social movement

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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Label	Occurrences
Idle No More	1
Idle No More movement canonical	1

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ surface form: First Nations peoples Inuit ⓘ surface form: Inuit peoples Métis ⓘ surface form: Métis peoples non-Indigenous allies ⓘ
hasSlogan	Idle No More movement self-link ⓘ surface form: 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, Inc. ⓘ surface form: Twitter
timePeriod	21st century ⓘ
usesMethod	peaceful protest ⓘ rallies ⓘ round dances ⓘ social media campaigns ⓘ teach-ins ⓘ

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Indigenous peoples of North America → hasHistoricalEvent → Idle No More movement ⓘ

Idle No More movement → hasSlogan → Idle No More movement self-link ⓘ

subject surface form: Idle No More

this entity surface form: Idle No More