Theresa Spence by Azra Naqvi https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l Chief of Attawapiskat en-us 2018-09-21 15:05:33 UTC 2025-11-07 20:30:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Who is Theresa Spence? 073927741 https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l/wish/285769193 Theresa was the former chief of Attawapiskat First Nations in Canada. ]]> 2018-09-25 20:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l/wish/285769193 What was the issue? 073927741 https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l/wish/285778095 She started a hunger strike so Stephen Harper can meet with her to discuss what she has to say.
Her strike lasted for 6 weeks.
Surviving only on water, medicine tea and fish broth. 
Hardly anyone noticed what she was doing, since she is aboriginal. 
People asked her to stop many times, but she refused to do so because she was not receiving what she wanted all along, which was equal rights for the First Nations. ]]> 2018-09-25 20:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l/wish/285778095 Why is she politically significant? 073927741 https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l/wish/285826024 She is politically significant because under her influence, young people are implicated in politics once again. 
She made people think about their country and government again. About their own power and value as citizens. 
She considered herself as important because she believed her concerns were important.  
She believes in standing up for her rights. 
Theresa will do anything for her people. As she has said, "I will die for my people." ]]> 2018-09-26 01:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l/wish/285826024 What inspired her to do what she did? 073927741 https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l/wish/285826727 Theresa wanted the First Nations to have as much equal rights as everyone else. 
She can see that men and woman were tired of the Conservatives' empty promises. 
The houses were also in poor condition, and she wanted to fix the environment so her people can live in a better one.]]> 2018-09-26 01:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l/wish/285826727 What were the actions she used? 073927741 https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l/wish/285827593 Starting a hunger strike was a way to raise awareness.
She got the attention of the media in December-when she started her strike. 
Theresa and some of her closest friends wrote a declarations of the chief's concerns. It had 13 important commitments. ]]> 2018-09-26 01:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l/wish/285827593 What has she achieved? 073927741 https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l/wish/285829237 There has been a growing amount of people anxious to see her protests. They know well enough to leave the final decision to her. 
The federal government, did in fact, step in.
She held a meeting. Although Harper and Johnston did not agree to the meeting, several other chiefs were expected.
She protested on Victoria island.
She has called on the government to respect First Nations and their treaty rights and to help communities that are facing real crises, from poverty to housing, health and education.
A plea that prompted dozens of reporters to helicopter in from southern locales. ]]> 2018-09-26 01:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/073927741/456mmk69lo9l/wish/285829237