Conflict Resolution: Aboriginal Style

Idle No More movement divisive on several different levels

By: Wab Kinew

If you are to believe the mainstream media, the Idle No More movement has been divisive. It has pitted the racists versus the activists, the chiefs versus the prime minister and well, these chiefs versus those chiefs. This is really too bad because the goals of the movement itself, social and environmental justice, are ones that many Canadians can identify with. Beyond that, indigenous cultures have always been inclusive. From our ancestors inviting the early European settlers to share the land right to the modern era.

With that in mind, I decided to reach back in to our traditions for some ideas on how to smooth over some of the tensions that have arisen lately. Call it conflict resolution, aboriginal-style.

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Permalink Reply by Krista Grace Jessacher on January 28, 2013 at 8:56pm

Great topic. Looking forward to reading more about it.

As with any significant discussion, there needs to be a priority of say 3 issues and then everyone can focus on those three issues. Are there three main topics that are looking for resolution in the movement?