Dec
6
6:30 AM
Photos out of Elsipogtog: a slideshow
Fault Lines on Al Jazeera America
In Fault Lines' "Elsipogtog: The Fire Over Water" episode Wab Kinew traveled to Mi’kmaq territory in New Brunswick, Canada to ask why the fight against fracking the area caught fire. Here are some images from and around the episode capturing what unrest, the clash, and the calm.
July, 2013 near Route 116, Elsipogtog encampment at the Sacred Fired in Kent County, NB
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Fault Lines on Al Jazeera America
A supporter at the “Summer of Solidarity” event on July 6th at the Sacred Fire Campsite. Hundreds of visitors and allies from the region took part.
Nicole Salazar for Fault Lines on Al Jazeera America
Near Route 116, Elsipogtog encampment at the Sacred Fired in Kent County, NB
Nicole Salazar for Fault Lines on Al Jazeera America
A young girl plays at the Elsipogtog encampment at the Sacred Fired in Kent County, NB
Nicole Salazar for Fault Lines on Al Jazeera America
Protestors march along Route 116.
Fault Lines on Al Jazeera America
Protestors march along Route 116.
Fault Lines on Al Jazeera America
A lake in the Elsipogtog region where indigenous people oppose fracking.
Fault Lines on Al Jazeera America
When I was a kid, I got to go swimming in the fresh water. Now that I have my own kid, I want him to experience the same thing I experienced. I don’t want to have them have to worry about oh, well this water is contaminated because they’re drilling fifty feet away.
Amanda Polchies, Resident, Elsipogtog First Nation
Fault Lines, "Elsipogtog: The Fire Over Water"
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