Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence pauses after speaking with journalists about her hunger strike in a teepee on Victoria Island in Ottawa, Dec. 27, 2012.CHRIS WATTIE/Reuters
Supporters stand outside the teepee where Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence was meeting with MPs on Victoria Island in Ottawa on Dec. 30.Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
Danny Metatawabin, left, and spokesmen for Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence enter her compound on Victoria Island in Ottawa Jan 7, 2013.Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
First nation activists gather in Toronto's Dundas Square to show support for the aboriginal-rights movement known as Idle No More and for Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence.Chris Young/The Globe and Mail
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence speaks to the media on Victoria Island in Ottawa, Jan. 11.Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
Phoenix Sky Cottrelle, 4, of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, holds up a sign in support of Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence on Victoria Island Jan. 11.Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence makes her way to the teepee to meet with MPs on Victoria Island on Jan. 11.Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence holds hands with fellow hunger striker Jean Socks as she stands beside supporter Danny Metatawabin during a press conference outside her teepee on Victoria Island on Jan. 4.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, wearing a headdress, takes part in a drum ceremony before departing a Ottawa hotel to attend a ceremonial meeting at Rideau Hall with Gov. Gen. David Johnston in Ottawa Jan. 11.FRED CHARTRAND/The Canadian Press