In June of 2013, SWN began seismic testing for shale gas deposits - TopicsExpress



          

In June of 2013, SWN began seismic testing for shale gas deposits in the area of Kent County, NewBrunswick. This territory was never ceded in the Covenant Chain of Peace and Friendship treaties, and is claimed as traditional land by the Mikmaq and Maliseet peoples, who are members of the Wabanaki Confederacy, which is a Confederacy of nations that includes the Mi’kmaq, lVlaliseet, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot peoples. Sacred medicines, used by the Plaintiffs and aiso by settlers, are located throughout the Siknituk territories that are vital to the Maiiseet and Mikmaw people. Among those medicines are some that are held so sacred that they are not revealed to the public for fear of abuse.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:44:07 +0000

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