The Idle No More movement was created in December 2012 by four Aboriginal women who wanted to denounce a law about to be passed by the government. This law threatened Aboriginal lands. At the same time, the leader of a Northern Ontario Nation was on a hunger strike to draw attention to the poor living conditions on her reserve and many others.
The movement grew: it reached more and more Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal men and women who wanted to ensure that the environment was protected and that Aboriginal rights were respected. Above all, the Idle No More movement has allowed many Aboriginal people to speak up and demand that many issues be resolved.
In Quebec, Melissa Mollen-Dupuis (Innu) and Widia Larivière (Anishinabeg) led the Idle No More movement. Today, they both work in organizations to help Aboriginal youth and women.