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Video: John Levi and Amy Sock call for solidarity against fracking in New Brunswick | Jun 19 2013 | rabbleTV | In a video message, Warrior Chief John Levi and Amy Sock of the Elsipogtog First Nation share a call for solidarity against fracking in New Brunswick.

Supporting members make special coverage happen | Jun 19 2013 | rabble staff | This Friday, June 21, is National Aboriginal Day and rabble is launching a special series, brought to you by our supporters!

Activist Communique: Sovereignty Summer begins in Toronto | Jun 18 2013 | Krystalline Kraus | Take back Aboriginal Day as a day of solidarity and protest.

Language apps help preserve endangered aboriginal languages in the Northwest Territories | Jun 18 2013 | George Lessard | Free apps offer language learning, practice, games and quizzes in many everyday categories such as greetings, phrases, vowels, expressions and much more.

Federal court hears government had duty to consult Hupacasath First Nation on Canada-China FIPA ratification | Jun 17 2013 | Stuart Trew | Lawyers for the Hupacasath First Nation and DFAIT argued before a federal court judge on whether the government has a duty to consult First Nations before ratifying international treaties.

Peaceful resistance to shale gas in N.B. may soon come to a head | Jun 14 2013 | Angela Giles | Friends and allies travelled to New Brunswick to support the ongoing protests against SWN Resources' seismic testing along the 126 in Kent County, New Brunswick.

RCMP make arrests at New Brunswick fracking protest this morning | Jun 14 2013 | Brent Patterson | This morning the RCMP are arresting courageous defenders of the land and water. Police have been brought in from across the province so that SWN Resources can move in for fracking tests.

Cliffs should stop pointing fingers, check its corporate ego before resuming work on Ring of Fire | Jun 14 2013 | Ramsey Hart | On Wednesday, U.S. mining company Cliffs Natural Resources announced that it was ceasing work on the environmental assessment process for its high-profile chromite project in northern Ontario.

Activist Communique: Journey for Earth walkers arrive in Toronto on their way to Ottawa | Jun 13 2013 | Krystalline Kraus | This troubled relationship, unbalanced towards industry and government, is a form of environmental racism; an idea finally being heard by mainstream Canadians.

AFN on fifth anniversary of residential school apology: 'Actions must match words' | Jun 11 2013 | rabble staff | "There is a growing frustration among First Nations across the country with lack of action and lack of commitment on the part of the Government of Canada to work in real partnership."

This Week on Media Mornings: June 8—Kinnie Starr, Tiananmen Anniversary, CUPE’s Paul Moist on FCM, Canada-EU trade | Jun 10 2013 | This Week on Media Mornings | This week's top interviews: Kinnie Starr, Tienanmen anniversary, CUPE's Paul Moist on FCM, and the Canada-EU trade deal.

Hundreds rally in support of Hupacasath legal challenge to Canada-China FIPA | Jun 6 2013 | Stuart Trew | Hundreds of people rallied in Vancouver in solidarity with the Hupacasath First Nation, which is in federal court June 5 to 7 to challenge the Canada-China Foreign Investment Protection Agreement.

Smash the State Report: May 24, 2013 | Jun 6 2013 | AW@L Radio, Dan Kellar | Tar sands, toxins and line9 pipeline resistance in Sarnia, mountains of Koch's coke, banning bee killers, being transinclusive and including refugees + more!

First Nations groups prepare for Sovereignty Summer | Jun 4 2013 | Brent Patterson | Defenders of the Land, Idle No More and other groups are organizing a 'Sovereignty Summer' for the coming months.

The mining industry's tentative commitment to Indigenous rights and FPIC | Jun 4 2013 | Ramsey Hart | Last month the International Council on Mining and Metallurgy (ICMM) issued a new position paper, “Indigenous Peoples and Mining”.

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