Listuguj community members have fished for lobster every fall for the past 20 years in the Baie des Chaleurs, within their traditional territory of Gespe'gewa'gi. Some of the lobster is distributed within the community to eat, while most is sold to cover the costs or to re-invest in the community.
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A Mi kmaw lawyer from the community at the centre of a violent backlash over its self-governed lobster fishery says she s very hopeful about a new Senate report that calls for the full implementation of Indigenous fishing rights.