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Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.13,0:00:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mikmaq territories, in so-called \N"Rexton, New Brunswick", October, 2013.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.12,0:00:14.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For over two weeks now, \Na coalition of people including
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.57,0:00:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,local Mikmaq residents, \Nand anglophone and Acadian settlers,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.82,0:00:23.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have blockaded the road leading to an equipment \Ncompound leased to South Western Energy or SWN.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.73,0:00:27.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SWN is a Texas based energy company, \Nthat has been attempting to conduct
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.67,0:00:31.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,natural gas exploration \Nin the area's shale formations.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.31,0:00:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is believed that if significant deposits \Nof gas are found,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.73,0:00:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SWN would then employ the controversial extraction \Nmethod of hydraulic fracturing or fracking.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.74,0:00:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But since this past summer, protests, direct \Nactions and sabotage have thwarted their work,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.36,0:00:46.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have turned public opinion \Non the side of the protesters.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.59,0:00:50.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[{\i1}Pamela Ross{\i0}] Fracking is dangerous,\Nit's not worth risking our water
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.70,0:00:53.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if they drill 5 wells\Nand nothing happens,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.74,0:00:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they drill the 6th well\Nand it could be a disaster,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.58,0:01:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's just, our water is not worth it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.39,0:01:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our land is not worth it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.19,0:01:04.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the future generations deserve better.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.80,0:01:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ {\i1}Stimulator{\i0}] Throughout the summer, \Npolice arrested dozens of people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.04,0:01:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,conducting non-violent civil disobedience.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.76,0:01:12.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But since the arrival of members of \Nthe Mikmaq warrior society,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.45,0:01:15.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the police have not been as keen \Nto come near protesters.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.68,0:01:17.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[{\i1}Jason Okay{\i0}] Last Thursday?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.85,0:01:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We had the highest red alert in New Brunswick\Nthat was involving 500 RCMP members,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.72,0:01:27.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on both sides of the highway.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.31,0:01:30.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we did a stand off with them for a few hours,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.54,0:01:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stuff then was resolved a little bit, \Npeace was resolved,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.52,0:01:37.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then they were on their side, \Nand we were on our side.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.67,0:01:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we're still remaining peaceful, \Nand they're still remaining peaceful.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.62,0:01:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[{\i1}Stimulator{\i0}] The blockade is preventing SWN from operating thumper trucks,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.22,0:01:51.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,massive vehicles that gather seismic data \Nto determine the location of natural gas.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.52,0:01:55.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[{\i1}Suzanne Patles{\i0}] This barricade that's been \Nhappening here at SWN resource compound
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.34,0:02:00.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been costing the company \Nupwards of $60,000 per day,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.78,0:02:03.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is what they're stated \Nin their court procedings.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.63,0:02:08.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They've also stated that, um, \Nthey're really upset and angry
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.59,0:02:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the provisions that we \Nhave available to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.45,0:02:13.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[{\i1}Stimulator{\i0}] During my short stay here
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.14,0:02:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've witnessed the co-operation \Nbetween natives and settlers,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.92,0:02:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a partnership that has kept this blockade \Nfully stocked and operational.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.60,0:02:24.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Food, wood, hot coffee, tents \Nand other supplies keep streaming in,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.10,0:02:28.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the while SWN berates the police in the media for not arresting the protesters.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.39,0:02:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[{\i1}Stefanie Lafontaine{\i0}] We are here for fight \Nfor the same reason,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.79,0:02:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's important to everybody to stay together.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.38,0:02:39.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm fighting for the hearts, the planet, \Nthe water, the animal;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.65,0:02:44.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm fight for my children,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.27,0:02:47.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ah, it's important to us \Nto keep what we've got now.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.81,0:02:51.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have Mi'kmaq, we have Acadians, \Nwe have English,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.83,0:02:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we all came together, \Nthat's why we became a unity camp.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.92,0:02:56.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before, we were like this:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.69,0:02:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We weren't gettin' along,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.53,0:03:01.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,til the one day they started messing with our water, \Nthen we became this:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.32,0:03:02.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This became stronger,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.67,0:03:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now the government knows that we are strong,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.02,0:03:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that we are helping each other, \Nwe are talking with each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.76,0:03:09.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are becoming as one.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.100,0:03:13.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when we become as one, \Nthat is the most biggest voice we can ever bring,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.48,0:03:16.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying "No to shale gas!"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.49,0:03:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[ {\i1}Captions by Radical Access Mapping Project, \NOn Un-ceded Coast Salish Territory, 2013{\i0} ]