Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Therese Spence is now on her 16th day of a hunger strike. Spence says her strike is ultimately about respect: for treaties and for aboriginal peoples. As such she thinks she deserves a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Harper, as well as the Queen's representative in Canada. Here's an interview she gave on December 21st, 2012:
See also:
Idle No More: Indigenous-Led Protests Sweep Canada for Native Sovereignty and Environmental Justice (Democracy Now, 12/26/12)
Amid holiday feasting, Chief Spence's hunger strike stays aimed at Harper (Ottawa Citizen, 12/26/12)
