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[ <i>Stimulator</i> ] Mi'kmaq territories, in so-called 
"Rexton, New Brunswick", October 17, 2013.

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"...fuckin' let ___ go!!!"

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[RCMP] "You alright?"
[woman] "Oh no you're not alright, you assholes!"

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[ <i>Stimulator</i> ] At approximately 7:30 a.m.,

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over 200 cops of the Royal <i>Colonial</i>
Mounted Police, or RCMP,

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descended on a Mi'kmaq protest camp

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that had been blockading 
fracking exploration equipment

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owned by Texas-based South Western Energy, 
or SWN.

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The Mi'kmaq are the original inhabitants 
of this land,

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and have been engaged in a struggle against SWN,

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and their intent to frack their territories 
for natural gas since earlier this summer.

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The cops came in, guns drawn, with safety's off,

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and several of them were outfitted with 
camouflage and carried semi-automatic rifles.

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They had surrounded the encampment

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where members of the Mi'kmaq Warrior Society
were staying.

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[ <i>Mark Corbiere</i> ] They came in through 
the fire exit, the far entrance, near the highway,

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with probably about 75 to 100 cops on that end.

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There were shots fired at one point,

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I believe one of the people in camo
was firing in the air.

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[ <i>Stimulator</i> ] I then saw molotov cocktails 
bein' lobbed at the heavily armed cops

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by people hiding in the woods.

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[<i>loud intense screams</i> ]

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I was then kicked out of the conflict zone by 
a senior officer, and threatened with arrest.

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[cop] If you do happen to come back, sir, 
I'm just saying, I'm not saying you are, but if you do,

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you will be placed under arrest.

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[ <i>Stimulator</i> ] I refused to go behind the police line, 
and kept a position where I could witness the events,

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and avoid arrest for as long as possible.

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[cop on bullhorn] <i>Attention! Attention!</i>

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<i>You are prohibited from hindrance, interference,</i>

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<i>or obstructing access to the staging area 
into our facility,</i>

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<i>or obstructing or impeding traffic.</i>

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<i>Anyone that continues to do so will be arrested 
and removed from this area by police."</i>

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[ <i>Stimulator</i> ] A tense standoff continued 
for the next two hours.

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[ <i>Stimulator</i> ] I could hear supporters gathering 
from behind the police line in the town of Rexton.

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[ <i>Stimulator</i> ] Mi'kmaq supporters were able 
to break through the RCMP line,

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and were rapidly headed in the direction 
of the blockade while singing songs.

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At this point I could see the police were panicking.

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[ <i>shot fired</i> ]

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The cops in camouflage moved in 
on the Warrior encampment,

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and another group of police formed a line 
to meet the supporters,

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effectively pushing me out of the conflict zone.

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[ <i>yelling from supporters and cops...</i> ]

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Scuffles between police and 
supporters of the Warriors followed,

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and a fierce standoff between Mi'kmaq youth 
and the RCMP continued throughout the day.

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The cops used pepper spray 
and beanbag rounds on the crowd,

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which included many underage youth.

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[ <i>hollers from the supporters</i> ]

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[<i>young woman</i> ] It hurts! It hurts it hurts!

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[ <i>Stimulator</i> ] Anger at the police 
was at a boiling point,

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and in fear, the cops abandoned their cars 
and moved to the safety of the police line.

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At around 1:30 pm supporters were asked to 
put down their cameras

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while people set the RCMP vehicles aflame,
to the cheers of many.

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Fire trucks were told to turn around
and let the cop cars burn.

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The cops continued to amass behind the police line.

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Cops in full riot gear, armored personnel carriers, 
and dozens of snipers filled the blockade site,

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but the fearlessness of the Mi'kmaq people 
was unquestionable,

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and they would not leave 
until the RCMP invaders were gone.

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Around this time, reports started coming in 
that all SWN equipment had been removed.

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Finally, around dusk, after arresting over 40 people,
the cops retreated and left the zone.

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On Saturday, hundreds of people from all over 
Turtle Island descended on the blockade site.

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The corporate media were told by locals 
that they were not welcome,

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and were ordered to leave the area.

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I stood up! I stood up and told them 
to get the fuck outta here!

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[ <i>Stimulator</i> ] As reports of solidarity actions 
from around the globe came in,

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people blocked Highway 11 for several hours,

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signaling to the world that the resistance 
against South Western Energy

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will continue until all frackers are gone.

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[ <i>Captions by the Radical Access Mapping Project,
On Un-ceded Coast Salish Territories, 2013</i> ]