No place for commercial fishers to define treaty rights: Chief Mike Sack

Sipekne'katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack says commercial fishers have no place to define a 'moderate livelihood' under treaty rights.

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18 comments

  1. Lobster is soooooo GROSS who would fight for it. NOW fighting over milk chocolate would make sense.

    1. Wow,are you really that rude!! Educate yourself before you say anything more 1752 treaties on seated territory bish…..

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  3. I must admit that i am lacking some knowledge and i would like to ask a question.
    Are they fishing during breeding season?
    Is a moderate livelyhood in the treaties or is that something that they are just adding now?

    1. Not just adding it now…Its always been in our Treaty to Hunt and Fish…We did not give up our land,we are all on unceeded territory

    2. @Dawn Paul ok i understand hunting and fishing has always been in your treaty but has the term moderate livelyhood always been in the treaty?
      From what is being reported that seems to be a recent addition by the Canadian supreme court, and if it is a recent addition than I would have to say that treaties are negotiable.
      Is the fishing going on during breeding season?

  4. The definition of “subsistance living” obviously needs to be better defined by DFO. That being said, the commercial fishers have a stake in the process and have to be accounted for so that the industry is sustainable and equitable for all concerned.

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