HALIFAX– The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’ kmaw Chiefs states it has really denied a deal from the federal government Fisheries Department regarding the facility of supply of revenue fisheries.
The 13 principals launched a declaration as we speak claiming the hottest 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 jap Quebec.
They declare the deal stands for a threat to the integral treaty civil liberties of Mi’ kmaq First Nations, primarily as a consequence of the truth that the priest has really prompt a minimal fishery that neglects their proper to realize 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 approach ahead by growing community-based harvest plans. Those plans, he stated, ” would definitely be endangered if we additionally delighted these brand-new preparations with (the Fisheries Department) below this proposition.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 24, 2025.
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