When the Mi’maq first asserted their right to fish lobster 14 years ago, they faced racism from other non-indigenous fishermen and violent clashes with officers with the department of Fisheries and Oceans.
It has been well over a decade now since the waters off a Mi’kmaq community in New Brunswick almost became a battleground.
A New Brunswick First Nation is accusing the federal government of blackmail.
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