Mi’kmaw fishers say they were exercising treaty rights when arrested by fisheries officials
Mi’kmaw fishers were harvesting baby eels, known as elvers, when the Department of Fisheries and…
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Sipekne’katik First Nation lobster harvesters sue feds, non-Indigenous fishers
Lawsuit alleges RCMP, DFO failed to protect Mi’kmaw harvesters, while fishermen’s association encouraged the violence.
Sipekne’katik community members stand guard as Canada threatens to remove Treaty Truckhouse
At Saulnierville wharf, a red shipping container has become a fight for treaty rights.
Listuguj fishers featured in TV documentary about their commercial fishery
Documentary series comes as Mi’kmaw harvesters fight for moderate livelihood rights
Mi’kmaw MP says new DFO policy could employ hundreds of harvesters this year
‘That’s an opportunity that I don’t think enough people are talking about,’ according to Jaime Battiste. He says other options remain on the table
Mi’kmaw lobster harvester says he’ll fight Canada’s reconciliation ‘death certificate’ in court
Potlotek man to put Marshall ruling to the test in court after being charged by DFO
Federal plan for Mi’kmaq fishery headed in ‘wrong direction’ says senator
Sen. Dan Christmas says DFO ignored advice from Mi’kmaw parliamentarians last fall.
‘We’re going to establish our own fishery’: Sipekne’katik First Nation rejects DFO moderate livelihood plan
The Sipekne’katik First Nation is rejecting an edict from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans…
How the feds’ moderate livelihood fishing policy fell apart
Documents show DFO is surveilling Mi’kmaw communities to keep tabs on treaty fishing but has few policy options to respond