… Sipekne’katik First Nation around the controversial Alton … project near Shubenacadie. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew VaughanHALIFAX … the river used by Aboriginal populations for thousands of … with Sipekne’katik First Nation on environmental issues that …… Sipekne’katik First Nation around the controversial Alton … project near Shubenacadie. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew VaughanHALIFAX … the river used by Aboriginal populations for thousands of … with Sipekne’katik First Nation on environmental issues that …