Potlotek First Nation launches legal action to get federal government ‘off our backs’
As the Department of Fisheries and Oceans seizes lobster traps, the Potlotek First Nation is…
As the Department of Fisheries and Oceans seizes lobster traps, the Potlotek First Nation is…
Potlotek man to put Marshall ruling to the test in court after being charged by DFO
Minister promises to “uphold those treaty rights” when asked about government inaction
Who is fishing? Sipekne’katik First Nation is the first band to start its own…
A checkpoint is now in place to limit who can access the wharf, in an effort to minimize the threat of violence.
The crew of the April and Brothers, a Mi’kmaw fishing boat that sunk in a…
Early on a warm morning in mid-August, Marilyn-Leigh Francis eyes the Coast Guard boat at…
When the Mi’maq first asserted their right to fish lobster 14 years ago, they faced racism from other non-indigenous fishermen and violent clashes with officers with the department of Fisheries and Oceans.
APTN National News It’s been ten years since the Marshall Decision upheld the harvesting rights…