AFN Chief Shawn Atleo promises July 1st visit to sacred fire encampment

Anti-Shale action at Roger Augustine's Fishermen's Pow Wow catches big haul

AFN Chief Shawn Atleo promises July 1st visit to sacred fire encampment

BY MILES HOWE

http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/audio/anti-shale-action-roger-augustines-fishermens-pow/18146

MIRAMICHI, NEW BRUNSWICK - Roger Augustine's 'Fishermen's Pow Wow' is a weekend celebration that attracts, among others, the who's who A-list of Indian Act chiefs and New Brunswick provincial politicians. With anti-shale gas actions continuing about an hour's drive to the south - at the sacred fire encampment in Elsipogtog First Nation - the Fishermen's Pow Wow was a perfect opportunity to stage an action to grab the attention of the local political movers and shakers...READ MORE

VIDEO

Jun 30, 2013 3:17pm
National Chief Shawn Atleo talking to Chief Sock and Chief Paul on the phone

SPREECAST: SADDLE LAKE CREE NATION ELECTION 2013

OPEN FORUM: ASK SHANNON M HOULE

I welcome all Saddle Lake Cree Nation members who want to be pro-active voters in our 2013 Elections.  I invite you to this Open Form to ask me questions regarding my platform, share your needs, vision, and hopes for our nation.  Also, this is an opportunity to get to know me in hopes to create constructive dialogue while working towards teamwork, unity, and solidarity.

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TAKE A STAND ~ IDLE NO MORE

Take A Stand (Idle No More Tribute) - Reddnation & Asani

(Copied From YouTube May 27, 2013)

Published on Mar 3, 2013

Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/tak...

Thank you IDLE NO MORE founders, leaders, and warriors for the inspiration. :)

Take A Stand
(K. Laboucan, D. Brule, W. Strongheart, S. Sewepagaham, D. Houle, S. Pocklington)

Madjikal - Verse 1
Time to rise up, time to take the stand
To protect the children, protect the land
Protect those waters and everything in it
Because another government is changing minute by minute
Passing bill by bill without consultation
Affecting all Canadians and all First Nations
Now we must fight and let our voices unite
Until we're one nation, one tribe, one light

Asani - Chorus
Every mother, every father
Every son and daughter
Unite our voice with loving hearts
Join our hands and we will start
To harmonize our nation
Future generations

Ill Logikal - Verse 2
Rally after rally, til the bill's finale
We here to kill bill, iron will mentality
We flashin that skill gettin hotter than Brazil
C-45's real as a three dollar bill
All my people stand up now
Say it loud "we not backin down!"
Stay proud, bang that drum real loud
Stay proud, bang that drum real loud

Asani - Chorus
Every mother, every father
Every son and daughter
Unite our voice with loving hearts
Join our hands and we will start
To harmonize our nation
Future generations

Rayne - Verse 3
Close your eyes and listen to her heartbeat
Its Mother Earth and she's crying to us softly
She said "Son, will you please fight for me?
And pray with the sweetgrass, burn it slowly."
I, felt pride seen an Elder stand up
He said "I sing not for me but for my grandson."
And as the man reached over for his hand drum
We sang the chorus to a united anthem

Bridge

(Reddnation & Asani)
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand
Time to rise up, time to take a stand

Asani - Chorus
Every mother, every father
Every son and daughter
Unite our voice with loving hearts
Join our hands and we will start
To harmonize our nation
Future generations

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Idle No More Vision Statement

INM has and will continue to help build sovereignty & resurgence of nationhood
INM will continue to pressure government and industry to protect the environment
INM will continue to build allies in order to reframe the nation to nation relationship, this will be done by including grassroots perspectives, issues and concerns

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I challenge all youth to take the songs created for & from being Empowered by Idle No More and Sing The Songs or do an Air Guitar or a Drama Presentation or whatever you think will ROCK in your community, or at your Graduation...use your imagination and record it and upload the video presentations to YouTube and tag on Idle No More Media Channel or email the link to idlenomoremedia@gmail.com

There are tons of Idle No More Songs out there...search them out on YouTube, iTunes & other media locations...

BE IDLE NO MORE
SING IT - STRUT IT - SCREAM IT   #SSSINM

Rethinking Our Relationship with Mother Earth

"... As we all stand here, united, we need to remember, we are borrowing all of this from our children! It is our responsibility to educate our children, others, and ourselves on how we are going to save all that is familiar! We need to rethink our relationship with Mother Earth, realize we are all iyiniwak (human beings) and all interconnected, interdependent and part of the Whole, which creates the largest ecosystem on this planet. We need each other and we need to work together to repeal the Bills, and protect the sacred Treaties, which Indigenous people and scientists confirm, are humanity’s best defense in protecting Mother Earth (the Environment) and all the land, water, air, and all that is living! ..."

Shannon M Houle

Idle No More

www.idlenomore.ca

THANK YOUR CHILDREN

When you lay your children down to sleep tonight, look at them in the eyes and thank them for being the holders of hope for all of us.

For it is them, who are the true leaders, the true ancestors because of their innocence they are not tainted by greed or illusions, only unconditional love and the true connection to the Creator.

As we age, many forget those memories of our time with Creator and start to believe the illusions of this world.

This is why, I ask you to thank your children for having the hope for all of us because if they didn't we truly would have destroyed our Mother long ago...we need to remember who's womb we come from and what waters helped create us, to truly save ourselves because it is not fair for our children to carry such a burden.

Thank you children & hopefully you see their hope and commit to ease their burden.

We must be Idle No More!