Support North American Indigenous People's Rights To Their Lands

From Desmog Canada ~

The #Elsipogtog Mi'kmaq blockade of a SWN Resources site was met with a strong police presence this morning in New Brunswick. For months the First Nation and local communities have been urging officials to prevent shale gas fracking on or near their land.
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Also see (TruthOut) ~ Indigenous Nations Are at the Forefront of the Conflict With Transnational Corporate Power 

On Monday, October 7, 2013, indigenous nations and their allies held 70 actions throughout the world proclaiming their sovereignty. The call to action was issued by Idle No more and Defenders of the Land to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the British Royal Proclamation of 1763, which was the first document in which an imperial nation recognized indigenous sovereignty and their right to self-determination. As we wrote last week, treaties with First Nations are not being honored, and even the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples does not adequately recognize the sovereignty of indigenous peoples.
In Canada, where the Idle No More movement was founded, an attack is being waged by the Harper government on the rights of the First Nations. A bill referred to as C-45 weakens laws that protect the land and allows transnational corporations to extract resources from First Nations' lands without their consent. Idle No More was founded on December 10, 2012 (the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), when Chief Theresa Spence began a hunger strike to protest C-45 on an island across from the Canadian Parliament.

And this ~ Native Americans Declare War on Fracking. Canada Declares War on Native Americans. Updates.

 Plus, from Tar Sands Blockade

Police cars burned, pepper spray & rubber bullets were shot and over 40 people were arrested as RCMP violently raided the Elsipogtog First Nation's blockade of fracking equipment in New Brunswick.

The blockade site has the support of Wabanaki Confederacy traditional governance, and widespread community support amongst Indigenous and settler groups.

Hundreds of people, including children, broke through police lines to join the Keepers of the Land despite the dangers of police enforcing colonial rule on a sovereign nation.

Read more here: http://www.tarsandsblockade.org/elsipogtog-blockade-police-raid/

Blockades are reportedly springing up elsewhere throughout Mik’maq territory, as news has spread of police brutality and unnecessary use of force against peaceful protestors, including elders and children.

With a comment rescue ~People can drink from corporate owned bottled water but animals don't.

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