Federal fisheries minister calls for review of arrest, treatment of Mi’kmaq fishers
The federal Fisheries Department has called an external review into the conduct of its officers…
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Liberal MP, senator call for public investigation into federal officers who stranded Mi’kmaw fishers
Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says an outside investigation into an incident where federal fisheries officers…
Mi’kmaw harvesters say DFO officers took shoes, phones and left them stranded
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be ‘full investigation’ into the incident.
Wolastoqey Nation pushes back against closure of baby eel fishery in New Brunswick
The lead fishery negotiator for the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick say the federal government…
Peskotomuhkati fishers travel north of the border to challenge fishing laws
Fishers from Sipayik, Maine say treaty right to fish have no borders.
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…
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…