Mi’kmaw harvester wants lobsters seized by DFO accounted for
“It’s our right. That’s what we agreed to 300 years ago,” says Matt Cope from Nova Scotia
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Ottawa reneged on 2019 commercial fishing licence for Listuguj over electoral and industry concerns: court records
The Mi’gmaq First Nation is taking legal action over events that happened during the 2019 federal election.
Sipekne’katik First Nation scaling back fishery until community has ‘protection’ for members
Harvesters will be permitted by band to sell catch to help pay expenses.
From grassroots to experts, First Nations find new ways to hold their leaders accountable
“The buck stops with chief and council,” says Chief Terry Paul
Potlotek First Nation launches legal action to get federal government ‘off our backs’
As the Department of Fisheries and Oceans seizes lobster traps, the Potlotek First Nation is…
U.N. committee demands Canada respond to allegations it failed to protect Mi’kmaw fishers from racism, violence
A United Nations committee on racial discrimination is asking the federal government to respond to…
Treaty fishery begins in Cape Breton for Mi’kmaw community during commercial season, yet traps still seized by feds
Non-Indigenous fishers hit the waters for the start of the commercial lobster season in Cape…
Mi’kmaw community says it will launch treaty fishery without federal licenses
Sipekne’katik First Nation will harvest lobster on their own terms, without federal licenses says Chief…
Mi’kmaw fisherman has crab traps seized by DFO during food fishery
Robert Syliboy and his crew dropped ten traps into the deep waters of the Atlantic…