Join us for a discussion about the Idle No More First Nations movement in Canada, as we review the key issues and timeline of events; talk to John K. Samson about the Canadian Artists Statement of Solidarity; and chat with author, storyteller, and academic Leanne Betasamosake Simpson about Indigenous resistance and resurgence in Canada. Plus, a conversation with the only person we know who has ever received a book endorsement from an international terrorist figurehead, William Blum, on the occasion of the release of his new book America’s Deadliest Export: Democracy.

Episode Links

• Idle No More
• Idle No More Bill Breakdown
• First Nations Strategic Bulletin
• Artists Statement of Solidarity with Idle No More
• John K. Samson
• Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
• Dancing on Our Turtles Back
• William Blum
• America's Deadliest Export: Democracy

Episode Music

• John K. Samson with Nikki Komaksiutiksak and Blunderspublik – Keewatin Arctic
• A Tribe Called Red – The Road
• Christ on a Crutch – Caveat Emptor