‘We never surrendered our rights’: Treaty 9 Nations launching $95B lawsuit against Canada, Ontario
Ten nations in Treaty 9 have released a draft copy of a lawsuit against Canada…
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Hundreds of Mi’kmaq lobster traps seized as moderate livelihood fishery continues
Two-hundred and fifty – that’s how many lobster traps Sherman Cremo of Eskason First Nation…
Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters say ‘they shouldn’t have charged us’ after court appearance
Trio of harvesters charged with illegal fishing four years ago
Mi’kmaw treaty lobster fishery launches, fisheries officers seize lobster and gear
Fisheries officers seized crates of lobster at Saulnierville wharf, harvested by Sipekne’katik First Nation fishermen….
Man to argue Mi’kmaw have a right to fish for baby eels despite DFO ban
A Mi’kmaw man charged with illegally fishing for baby eels in Nova Scotia is representing…
Senate report on fisheries finds federal government failing First Nations rights-holders
A new report by the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has found the federal…
Lennox Island second Mi’kmaw nation to launch self-regulated treaty lobster fishery
After talks broke down with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Lennox Island Chief…
Mi’kmaw fisher harvesting baby eels dumps catch as DFO moves in
Mi’kmaw fisher Fabian Francis is out on the water in the pitch black with a…
Canada is deliberately delaying response to ‘urgent’ UN request about racism against Mi’kmaw harvesters
‘We were hoping that the UN would hold them accountable but they seem to be pushing back,’ says Chief Mike Sack