Silent No More: A Sikh Response to the Idle No More Movement

I have been scanning the online world for months now trying to find a way to explain how I feel and why I support the “Idle No More” movement  and finally someone elegantly wrote a wonderful fresh perspective that I want to share.  Now you could be asking why I don’t write my own blog about this topic…well honestly I am so close to it that I feel it would be too biased and emotional.  This article is factual and clear, it needs to be shared and I cannot relate to the author since he’s Sikh and I am not.  I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to starting a dialogue in regards to this article.  Thanks for reading! – Michelle

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“Idle No More” and Chief Theresa Spence’s Hunger Strike – Are they the same thing?

"If you are Not OUTRAGED You are not paying ATTENTION" #idlenomore

I have been watching the social media world closely over the last few weeks and I have to admit there was a period of time where I was confusing the “Idle No More” movement with the Hunger Strike.  It is not difficult to do since both are getting a lot of media attention, however they are different yet linked. Continue reading