‘A new chapter’: Quebec First Nation signs five-year fisheries agreement with Ottawa TE-A-LA-CROIX, Que. Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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An Indigenous community in eastern Quebec has signed a five-year agreement with Ottawa to develop a collaborative approach to governing the band’s fisheries.
The federal Fisheries Department issued a statement Sunday saying the Rights Reconciliation Agreement on Fisheries represents a “starting point for discussions” with the Listuguj First Nation.