POINTE-A-LA-CROIX, QUE. 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. Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says the agreement allows for a collaborative approach to fisheries governance and upholds the treaty rights of Mi kmaq First Nations to harvest and sell fish in pursuit of a moderate livelihood. Jordan says the agreement could help the band achieve economic self-reliance by obtaining more fishing licences, as well as more boats and gear.
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April 19, 2021 15:38 BST
The Listuguj First Nation, a part of Canada s Mi kmaw community based in the province of Quebec, has reached a five-year reconciliation agreement with Canada s fisheries minister Bernadette Jordan and crown-indigenous relations minister Carolyn Ann Bennett that could lead to the creation of a moderate livelihood fishery, the CBC reports [.]
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Posted: Apr 18, 2021 6:03 PM AT | Last Updated: April 18
Listuguj First Nation fisher Chris Wilmot, left, fishes for rock crab. The Mi kmaw community has reached an agreement with Ottawa to collaborate on fishing regulations.(Rezolution Pictures/Lisa M. Roth)
Members of Listuguj First Nation hope a new fisheries agreement with the federal government will result in greater local control and economic growth.
The Mi kmaw community in Quebec, just across the river from Campbellton, N.B., has agreed to a five-year rights reconciliation agreement with the Minister of Fisheries and the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations.
It could open the door for additional fisheries access through licences and modified quotas, including the possible establishment of a moderate livelihood fishery.
From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
The Government of Canada is committed to a renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples based on the recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership. Building on this commitment, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, and the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, together with Chief Darcy Gray of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government, announced today that they have agreed to a landmark plan to advance reconciliation in the fisheries.
Listuguj, Quebec – The Government of Canada is committed to a renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples based on the recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership. Building on this commitment, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, and the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, together with Chief Darcy Gray
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LISTUGUJ, QC, April 18, 2021 /CNW/ - Government of Canada – Listuguj Mi gmaq Government
The Government of Canada is committed to a renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples based on the recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership. Building on this commitment, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, and the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, together with Chief Darcy Gray of the Listuguj Mi gmaq Government, announced today that they have agreed to a landmark plan to advance reconciliation in the fisheries.
The five-year renewable Rights Reconciliation Agreement on Fisheries addresses areas of mutual interest, and will help foster improved relationships with, and outcomes for, the Listuguj Mi gmaq community by: