The Facts Behind Mi’kmaw Fishing Rights
Who is fishing? Sipekne’katik First Nation is the first band to start its own…
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Mi’kmaq lobster boats surrounded by Acadian commercial fishing vessels as traps are stolen, cut
Lost traps cost fishers thousands of dollars.
Fishery standoff continues: Mi’kmaw-owned boats, gear vandalized
A checkpoint is now in place to limit who can access the wharf, in an effort to minimize the threat of violence.
Fisheries conflict: Mi’kmaw Chiefs declare state of emergency
The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs have declared a State of Emergency as tensions…
Battle heating up over lobster fishing
Tensions rise in First Nations fishing rights dispute in the Maritimes
‘Racism is alive and well’: Mi’kmaq fishermen vow to be back on the water after boat sunk
The crew of the April and Brothers, a Mi’kmaw fishing boat that sunk in a…
The irony in Canada’s new deals to reconcile fishing rights 20 years after the lobster wars
Mi’kmaw leaders are raising concerns about the impact of Canada’s new fishing deal on treaty…
After UNDRIP, MMIWG commitments, attention turns to throne speech for hint of what comes next
When National Chief Perry Bellegarde took to the stage to address the delegation to close…
20 years ago the Supreme Court ruled on Mi’kmaq fishing rights, so what has changed?
Early on a warm morning in mid-August, Marilyn-Leigh Francis eyes the Coast Guard boat at…