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“We can’t use our treaty rights to fish.” Mi’kmaw fishermen upset with fines following sentencing circle for fishery offences
A sentencing cirlcle was held for Zachery Nicholas, left, and his father, William Nicholas, in Pictou Landing First Nation, N.S. on Dec. 8, 2023/Photo by Stephen Brake Two Mi’kmaw fishermen from the ...
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Moderate livelihood treaty right at centre of fishery trial in Nova Scotia
Lawyer Michael McDonald, left, with Mi'kmaw fishermen Logan Pierro-Howe, Leon Knockwood and James Nevin outside of the courthouse in Digby, N.S., on Sept. 1, 2022/Photo by Stephen Brake A trial ...
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Next step for Sipekne’katik lobster harvesters in moderate livelihood fishery is selling catch
Crew members aboard the boat, The Lady Carol 1, remove lobster from traps before measuring the lobster and banding their claws/Photo by Stephen Brake Terrence Augustine said his first week of lobster ...
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Wabanaki Confederacy 2017 gathering held at Kejimkujik National Park
Hugh Akagi thought about the future of the Wabanaki Confederacy while the partial eclipse was happening Monday afternoon. The chief of the Passamaquoddy people in Canada had travelled from his home in ...
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Mi’kmaw Family and Children’s Services sues Sipekne’katik following order to leave community
Mi'kmaw Family and Children's Services's office building in Indian Brook First Nation, N.S./Photo by Stephen Brake An Indigenous agency that provides child protection and family support services to ...
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Second Mi’kmaw candidate running in Nova Scotia election
Bryson Syliboy is the NDP candidate for the Nova Scotia riding of Richmond in the upcoming provincial election/Photo by Stephen Brake A second Mi’kmaw person is running in the Nova Scotia election.
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Mi’kmaq Elder Doug Knockwood receives Order of Nova Scotia
Freeman Douglas Knockwood, 86, received the 2016 Order of Nova Scotia on Oct. 12/Photo by Stephen Brake A respected Mi’kmaw elder who overcame adversity in his life so he could help and empower others ...
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Mi’kmaw leaders accuse DFO of racism after fishermen were forced to walk at night without phones, shoes
Mi’kmaw leaders are accusing Fishery and Oceans Canada, or DFO, of systemic racism after two Mi’kmaw fishermen from Unama’ki (Cape Breton) were forced to walk along the highway at night without their ...
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Resiliency Centre a dream come true for Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association
Bernadette Marshall, President of the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association/Photo by Stephen Brake Bernadette Marshall says it has always been her dream to have a centre just for Mi’kmaw women in ...
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First Nation communities in New Brunswick fight for land rights in landmark title cases
Three Indigenous groups in New Brunswick have launched separate legal actions against the provincial and federal governments. The Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqey First Nations are pursuing a title case and ...
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Women’s group complete research into effects of Boat Harbour pollution
Scientists and researchers have completed six years of study in Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia to determine if the polluted effluent being pumped into nearby Boat Harbour is making ...
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Sipekne’katik chief arrested, detained by DFO following launch of annual treaty lobster fishery
Sipekne'katik Chief Mike Sack outside of the DFO office in Meteghan, N.S. on Aug. 16, 2021/Photo by Stephen Brake The chief of the Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia was arrested and questioned ...