Beyond the Text

Marty Two Bulls, 'Idle No More'

I came across this political cartoon while I was searching the Indian Country Today Media Network for information on the Idle No More movement.  To me this cartoon is a very good portray of what I am in understanding of the conflict of Idle No More.  The indigenous people of Canada simply want Prime Minister Harper to see what he is really doing by implementing the Bill c-45.  They are standing up for their rights, land, and as well as the environmental issues that will be disturbed within this Bill.  This movement has struck all the other issues that are within the Native communities.  Youth are playing a large role in the movement, using several social media sites to get their word across.  As well many Chiefs of native communities and as well as many others in the communities are doing several things like flash mob round dances.  This cartoon is displaying the strength of the native population of Canada,  how they will prove themselves.  It will be very interesting to see what the outcome of the "Idle No More" movement will have within Canada.