Indigenous fishers say a van was burned and their fish taken

Chief Mike Sack of Sipekne'katik First Nation talks rising tensions over the lobster fishery in Nova Scotia.

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66 comments

    1. @Jay Matchen

      Treaties are created by the Queen.

      Go take it up with her, don’t take it up with your neighbour.
      That’s the problem both sides have.
      The “enemy” is the British Liberal Aristocrats.

    2. @IXOYE Britain isn’t involved anymore. We have to solve this. The problem is that ‘opening dialogue’ doesn’t matter.

    1. @kickyouinhalf excellent choice Ms Kick, fillet O fish always a solid bet for quality and an affordable price.

    1. Not only are you racist for not condemning these actions you’re stupid for still calling women fishermen

    1. only the right thing one Law over all one rule over all also if someone screaming it is our way of life then no use of machines not even a synthetic filament what a hypocrisy way of life with machines when there were none
      Basically i do not like your way of life but i will use your ways and tools you use as your way of life that i do not want and use them for my way of life ???!!! EUUUUH what type of a law is that ? and who brought it forth ? that means give more rights to some while depriving the other and rubbing his nose in it by oppression and force

    2. Also, “The Dept of fisheries also said that the number of traps they are dropping won’t have an effect on lobster conservation. Their *entire fleet* is dropping 350 traps. A *single* commercial ship can drop 400. Federal fisheries licenses say there are 979 lobster licenses in the Area. That’s almost 400,000 traps.”

    1. canadians are equal…..dont confuse legal binding recognition of sovereignty between nations of canada and first nations. they are two different entities in this country.

    2. @Drinkin’ Bleach what war? There was no war. There was a signing of treaties! That’s not a war. And in this signing of rights were given.

  1. The supreme court and the federal government need to sort this out as soon as possible, we don’t want to see the dispute getting out of hands. Politicians, this is the time to try to solve the problem.

    1. The treaty that was written needs to be interpreted properly. Does it allow for catching lobsters to make money, or to catch a sufficient amount to feed your community?

    1. The rules that let Indians hunt and fish with zero limits and zero repercussions? Where they get cheaper fuel on res land? Where their college tuitions are covered because of how they were born? Or were you meaning someone else

    1. @Mattessj sounds like you dont know what youre talking about. just clarify for me please, if you know, instead of insults

  2. 😇
    Fight back .. government is out to decimate the Indian culture… going on too long .. it has to stop 😇

  3. More division within Canada. personally I’d prefer to see more proof , either written or video. Don’t like when accusations are thrown into the news feed. Could lead to lawsuits if not reported properly and then no one wins except the lawyers

  4. The problem is that the Supreme Court ruled that the First Nations could make a moderate living, not massive profitable. The Supreme Court also added that such fishing would be subject to federal regulation.

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