Author name: Amy Zhang

Conflicts over Mi’kmaq livelihood fishery continue in Nova Scotia

Over two decades ago, in 1999, The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in R. v. Marshall that the Mi’kmaq have a right to fish in order to provide themselves with “moderate livelihood.” Twenty-one years later, on September 17, 2020—theanniversary of the ruling—the Sipekne’katik First Nation held a blessing ceremony for the launch of their new

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