Spraying glyphosate on forests clashes with Indigenous rights
On Saturday, Nov. 3 in a community hall in Tobique First Nation, 50 people gathered to discuss how to stop ...
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“You do not have our permission”: Crowd opposes Sisson’s plan to use brooks with fish for mine waste
Stanley - About 250 people filled the Upper Nashwaak Lion’s Club on Thursday night to hear from federal government representatives ...
Amplifying the voices of women who defend community and the land [Video]
Indigenous women are disproportionately affected by the impacts of resource extraction. This month’s blog gives voice to their experiences and ...
Return of the Wolastoq: Giving a river back its name
The Wolastoq Grand Council is supporting their youth's proposal to change the name of the Saint John River back to ...
The spirit of Berta Cáceres: The power and playful defiance of Indigenous women at the World Social Forum
Members of the Convergence Assembly on Gendered Impacts: Indigenous women and Resource Extraction. Alma Brooks with ...
“Energy East pipeline poses ‘enormous threat’ to environment:” Advocates for renewable energy hold parallel summit
Saint John – Renewable energy will ensure human and environmental health that is currently jeopardized by fracking for gas and ...
Idle No More movement awakens unified resistance to threats to treaties, land and water
“People say we don’t know what we want. We know what we want!,” said Alma Brooks, a long-time indigenous activist ...
“It’s not over,” say shale gas opponents at Stanley blockade
Stanley/Fredericton - A two-day blockade of SWN Resources' seismic vibrators on Route 625, a dirt road north of the village ...