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Mikmaq territories, in so-called [br]"Rexton, New Brunswick", October, 2013.

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For over two weeks now, [br]a coalition of people including

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local Mikmaq residents, [br]and anglophone and Acadian settlers,

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have blockaded the road leading to an equipment [br]compound leased to South Western Energy or SWN.

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SWN is a Texas based energy company, [br]that has been attempting to conduct

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natural gas exploration [br]in the area's shale formations.

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It is believed that if significant deposits [br]of gas are found,

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SWN would then employ the controversial extraction [br]method of hydraulic fracturing or fracking.

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But since this past summer, protests, direct [br]actions and sabotage have thwarted their work,

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and have turned public opinion [br]on the side of the protesters.

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[<i>Pamela Ross</i>] Fracking is dangerous,[br]it's not worth risking our water

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even if they drill 5 wells[br]and nothing happens,

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if they drill the 6th well[br]and it could be a disaster,

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and it's just, our water is not worth it.

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Our land is not worth it.

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And the future generations deserve better.

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[ <i>Stimulator</i>] Throughout the summer, [br]police arrested dozens of people

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conducting non-violent civil disobedience.

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But since the arrival of members of [br]the Mikmaq warrior society,

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the police have not been as keen [br]to come near protesters.

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[<i>Jason Okay</i>] Last Thursday?

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We had the highest red alert in New Brunswick[br]that was involving 500 RCMP members,

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on both sides of the highway.

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And we did a stand off with them for a few hours,

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and stuff then was resolved a little bit, [br]peace was resolved,

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and then they were on their side, [br]and we were on our side.

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And we're still remaining peaceful, [br]and they're still remaining peaceful.

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[<i>Stimulator</i>] The blockade is preventing SWN from operating thumper trucks,

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massive vehicles that gather seismic data [br]to determine the location of natural gas.

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[<i>Suzanne Patles</i>] This barricade that's been [br]happening here at SWN resource compound

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has been costing the company [br]upwards of $60,000 per day,

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which is what they're stated [br]in their court procedings.

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They've also stated that, um, [br]they're really upset and angry

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with the provisions that we [br]have available to us.

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[<i>Stimulator</i>] During my short stay here

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I've witnessed the co-operation [br]between natives and settlers,

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a partnership that has kept this blockade [br]fully stocked and operational.

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Food, wood, hot coffee, tents [br]and other supplies keep streaming in,

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all the while SWN berates the police in the media for not arresting the protesters.

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[<i>Stefanie Lafontaine</i>] We are here for fight [br]for the same reason,

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so it's important to everybody to stay together.

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I'm fighting for the hearts, the planet, [br]the water, the animal;

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I'm fight for my children,

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ah, it's important to us [br]to keep what we've got now.

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We have Mi'kmaq, we have Acadians, [br]we have English,

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so we all came together, [br]that's why we became a unity camp.

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Before, we were like this:

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We weren't gettin' along,

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til the one day they started messing with our water, [br]then we became this:

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This became stronger,

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now the government knows that we are strong,

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and that we are helping each other, [br]we are talking with each other,

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we are becoming as one.

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And when we become as one, [br]that is the most biggest voice we can ever bring,

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saying "No to shale gas!"

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