Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq unified in opposition to moderate livelihood rules
Posted: Mar 05, 2021 7:35 AM AT | Last Updated: March 5 Sipekne'katik fishers working on St. Marys Bay in November. (CBC) Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw chiefs reacted in unified opposition Thursday to conditions set this week by the federal government for an Indigenous moderate livelihood fishery. They say the terms required for Fisheries and Oceans authorization were imposed without adequate consultation or scientific justification. "Our nation is shocked by what the minister said. For them to make a unilateral decision without consultation was extremely shocking," said Chief Gerald Toney, of the Anna...
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