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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.33,0:00:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(singing and drumming)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.14,0:00:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mi'kmaq territories in so-called Rexton, \NNew Brunswick, October 2013
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.52,0:00:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For over 2 weeks now, a coalition of\Npeople including local Mi'kmaq residents,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.36,0:00:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and anglophone and Acadian settlers,\Nhave blockaded the road leading to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.56,0:00:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an equipment compound leased to \NSouthwestern Energy, or SWN.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.82,0:00:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SWN is a Texas-based energy company\Nthat has been attempting to conduct
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.73,0:00:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,natural gas exploration in the area's\Nshale formations.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.60,0:00:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is believed that if significant \Ndeposits of gas are found,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.50,0:00:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SWN would then employ the controversial\Nextraction method of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.60,0:00:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking".
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.40,0:00:41.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But since this past summer, protests,\Ndirect actions, and sabotage
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.64,0:00:45.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have thwarted their work, and have turned\Npublic opinion on the side of protesters.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.55,0:00:51.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Pamela) Fracking is dangerous, it's not\Nworth risking our water. Even if they
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.25,0:00:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drill five wells and nothing happens,\Nif they drill the sixth well it could
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.72,0:00:59.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be a disaster and it's just, \Nour water is not worth it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.86,0:01:04.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our land is not worth it, and the future\Ngenerations deserve better.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.03,0:01:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Narrator) Throughout the summer, police\Narrested dozens of people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.10,0:01:11.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,conducting nonviolent civil disobedience,\Nbut since the arrival of members of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.27,0:01:14.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Mi'kmaq Warrior Society, the police\Nhave not been as keen
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.17,0:01:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come near protesters.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.84,0:01:19.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) Last thursday, we had the highest\Nred-alert in New Brunswick,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.91,0:01:25.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was involving 500 RCMP members,\Non both sides of the highway,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.69,0:01:32.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we did a stand-off with them for a\Nfew hours, and stuff then was resolved
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.83,0:01:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little bit, peace was resolved, and they\Nwere on their side,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.36,0:01:40.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were on our side, and we're still\Nremaining peaceful,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.07,0:01:42.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're still remaining peaceful.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.67,0:01:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Narrator) the blockade is preventing SWN\Nfrom operating "thumper trucks",
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.84,0:01:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,massive vehicles that gather seismic data\Nto determine the location of natural gas.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.44,0:01:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Suzanne) This barricade that has been\Nhappening here at SWN resource compound,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.22,0:02:00.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been costing the company upwards of\N$60,000 per day,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.35,0:02:03.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is what they have stated in their\Ncourt proceedings.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.39,0:02:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have also stated that they're really\Nupset and angry with the provisions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.90,0:02:12.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we have available to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.27,0:02:14.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Narrator) During my short stay here, \NI witnessed the cooperation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.70,0:02:17.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between natives and settlers, \Na partnership that has kept
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.37,0:02:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this blockade fully stocked \Nand operational.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.54,0:02:23.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Food, wood, hot coffee, tents,\Nand other supplies keep streaming in.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.75,0:02:27.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the while, SWN berates\Nthe police and the media
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.01,0:02:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for not arresting the protesters.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.15,0:02:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Stefanie) We are here for fight,\Nfor the same reason.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.78,0:02:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it's important to everybody \Nto stay together.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.36,0:02:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm fighting for the heart, the planet,\Nthe water, the animal.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.36,0:02:44.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm fight for my children.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.73,0:02:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's important for us to keep\Nwhat we've got now.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.44,0:02:51.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Jason) We have Mi'kmaq, we have\NAcadians, we have English.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.91,0:02:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we all came together. \NThat's why we became a unity camp.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.88,0:02:58.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before, we were like this. \NWe weren't getting along.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.65,0:03:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Til the one, they started messing\Nour water. Then we became this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.85,0:03:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This became stonger. Now, the\Ngovernment knows that we are strong,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.92,0:03:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that we are helping each other,\Nwe are talking with each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.09,0:03:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are becoming as one. \NAnd when we become as one,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.42,0:03:14.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is the most biggest voice \Nwe can ever bring, saying
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.23,0:03:18.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"NO to shale gas!"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.02,0:03:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(singing and drumming)