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2 members of Idle No More activist group arrested at Mall of America, MN
http://www.kare11.com/story/news/local/2013/12/31/2-members-of-activist-group-arrested-at-mall-of-america/4274203/BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Two women were arrested at the Mall of America after they and others were trying to perform a traditional tribal dance in the rotunda area.
The women were part of the group Idle No More, which according to the group's website is an organization that brings attention to indigenous rights and environmental causes.
The group called the arrests discriminatory.
"All we wanted to do is have the same equal access to the mall as other flash mobs have been here," said Patricia Shepard, of Idle No More Minnesota, who was one of the women arrested.
Last year, the group participated in what is called a "Round Dance" inside the mall in part to bring attention to Canadian policies they felt were discriminatory toward the native people there.
Mall officials described the situation as "extremely disruptive."