EDMONTON- The Idle No More movement continued in Edmonton, Sunday afternoon.
Dozens of people gathered at the Alberta Legislature, to show their support for Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence. Chief Spence is on day 20 of her fast aimed at securing a face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General David Johnston.
Spence invited MPs and senators to visit over a two hour period Sunday at her teepee, situated on an island in the frozen Ottawa River looking up at Parliament Hill.
Chief Theresa Spence made a brief appearance as a parade of politicians and demonstrators turned up the volume to demand action from the Harper government on treaty issues.
NDP MLA Rachel Notley joined the group of demonstrators in Edmonton Sunday, saying she supports the movement, and hopes it will spur action from the government.
"There has been so much going on both federally, as well as provincially, that truly challenges and undermines our first nations people," Notley said, "From what I've seen I completely understand the frustration that would have driven (Chief Spence) to this and she deserves to have the prime minister demonstrate to her the respect to meet with her and to look at coming up with meaningful ways of dealing with the issues that she's trying to bring forward."
Similar demonstrations took place across the country, Sunday. A demonstration in support of Spence's hunger fast took place at Toronto's Eaton Centre, where people crowded a section of the mall in a loud, but peaceful gathering.
A smaller crowd backing Spence assembled in Calgary outside of Harper's constituency office.
With files from the Canadian Press.
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