Members of the Sipekne’katik First Nation, including Chief Mike Sack, have started a lawsuit against the RCMP and some fishermen in southwestern Nova Scotia over a dispute that erupted into violence two years ago.
The federal Fisheries Department issued a reminder on Monday that First Nations have the right to fish for certain limited purposes outside federally regulated fishing seasons, adding that hefty fines await those who prevent them from exercising that right.
While high prices mean more money for lobster exporters and fishermen, there is concern that if it becomes too expensive people and businesses will simply stop…
Canada submitted its response last month to a United Nations committee after Sipekne'katik First Nation in Nova Scotia asked the international body to investigate violence against Mi'kmaw fishers during the "moderate livelihood" lobster fishery in the fall of 2020.
Restorative justice is being used to help resolve a case involving 25 people accused of ransacking a Nova Scotia lobster pound at the centre of a dispute over Indigenous fishing rights.