Canada is #IdleNoMore: exploring dynamics of Indigenous political and civic protest in the Twitterverse

Figures & data

Table 1. Functions of #IdleNoMore tweets.

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Sub-category	Frequency	Percentage
Information dissemination	851	51.6	Current events	451	27.3
			Mobilization initiative	236	14.3
			Policy matters	127	7.7
			Other	37	2.2
Mobilization	343	20.8	Invitation to participate in a mobilization event	154	9.3
			Other	189	11.5
Opinion sharing	261	15.8	Mobilization initiative	147	8.9
			Policy matters	68	4.1
			Current event	29	1.8
			Other	17	1.0
Criticism	156	9.5	Critique of a policy matter	64	3.9
			Critique of mobilization initiative	41	2.5
			Critique of news	38	2.3
			Personal attack	9	0.6
			Other	4	0.2
Other	39	2.4		39	2.4
Total	1650	100		1650	100

Table 2. References to Indigenous culture in #IdleNoMore tweets.

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Sub-category	Frequency	Percentage
Language	9	0.5	Use of Indigenous languages	5	0.3
	Language resurgence	4	0.2
	Other	0	0
Cultural production	145	8.8	Activities	127	7.7
	Sartorial choices	5	0.3
	Objects	5	0.3
	Food	7	0.4
	Other	1	0.1
Group membership	420	25.5	Self-identification with	17	1.0
	Band/nation solidarities	44	2.7
	Transnational solidarities (within Canada)	126	7.6
	Transnational solidarities (international)	148	9.0
	Regulation of	62	3.8
	Other	23	1.4
Land	429	26.0	Land claim processes	32	1.9
	Environmentalism	338	20.5
	Traditional territories	54	3.3
	Other	5	0.3
Epistemologies	267	16.2	Pedagogy	138	8.4
	Spirituality	123	7.5
	Storytelling	3	0.2
	Other	3	0.2
Resistance	139	8.4	Anti-colonialism	107	6.5
	Anti-capitalism	30	1.8
	Other	2	0.1
Other	0	0		0	0
No mention of Indigenous culture	241	14.6		241	14.6
Total	1650	100		1650	100

Figure 1. References to Indigenous culture in #IdleNoMore tweets.