The Idle No More movement has been far from idle recently, says a local supporter and organizer.
While the protests have been quiet, Robert Animikii Horton said all across North America, organizers have been busy.
“There’s a lot of planning going on and we’re really gearing up for summer. There’s been a lot of networking and a lot of solidarity being built between organizations and movements as well,” he said.
Mainstream media has mistaken the lack of public demonstrations as a sign that the movement has lost momentum. Horton said to expect big things during what’s being called “Sovereignty Summer.”
While the focus is still on controversial legislation, the movement is also diversifying.
“That is the door that the Conservative government is trying to go through to extract resources,” he said.
The Canadian public needs to know that the legislation will affect everybody, he added.
“It doesn’t only protect us. It protects Canadians as well,” Horton said of the movement’s assertion of treaty rights.
