HALIFAX– The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’ kmaw Chiefs states it has truly denied a deal from the federal government Fisheries Department in regards to the facility of supply of revenue fisheries.
The 13 principals launched a declaration as we speak claiming the freshest deal was a “rebranding” of previously denied propositions.
The principals declare Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier supplied the deal in December to 36 First Nations all through Mi’kmaq areas in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and japanese Quebec.
They declare the deal stands for a danger to the integral treaty civil liberties of Mi’ kmaq First Nations, primarily as a result of the truth that the priest has truly steered a minimal fishery that neglects their proper to achieve a modest supply of revenue from angling.
The declaration from the principals states that versus establishing a rights-based fishery, the priest intends to press Mi’ kmaq farmers proper into the licence-based system made use of by non-indigenous enterprise fishers.
Chief Wilbert Marshall of the Potlotek First Nation states the proposition “raises serious alarms.”
Marshall, co-lead of the meeting’s fisheries portfolio, stated Lebouthillier’s plan reminded him of proposals submitted greater than 20 years in the past.
“(Those propositions) stopped working to regard and support our integral civil liberties,” he stated in an announcement. “Our treaty right to fish is not an industrial fishery.”
Chief Gerald Toney of the Annapolis Valley First Nation stated the Mi’kmaq First Nations have already constructed a greater method ahead by growing community-based harvest plans. Those plans, he stated, ” will surely be endangered if we additionally delighted these brand-new preparations with (the Fisheries Department) beneath this proposition.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 24, 2025.
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