Approximately 1000 people took to Toronto’s streets Friday night in a candlelight march as part of the Idle No More movement.
The march began in front of Queen’s Park at around 8 p.m. then proceeded along College Street to Revival, where a celebration of indigenous culture is planned.
“People are lighting their candles in honour of those we’ve lost to some dehumanizing policies, as well as to all people who've fought for indigenous rights and human rights before,” organizer Wanda Nanibush told CP24 outside Revival.
“[The movement] is indigenous lead, but it’s a movement for everyone,” she added.
The candlelight march is part of a national day of action being held to mark a meeting between First Nations leaders and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The Idle No More movement has been ignited in part by a hunger strike being carried out by Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence and has seen protests take place in cities across Canada in recent weeks.
The protesters want to see a slew of First Nations issues addressed by the federal government.
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