‘A new chapter’: Quebec First Nation signs five-year fisheries agreement with Ottawa

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The federal Fisheries Minister says the agreement allows for a collaborative approach to fisheries governance and upholds the treaty rights of Mi’kmaq First Nations to harvest and sell fish in pursuit of a moderate livelihood

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The federal Fisheries Department issued a statement Sunday saying the Rights Reconciliation Agreement on Fisheries represents a “starting point for discussions” with the Listuguj First Nation. “Canada has finally acknowledged that Listuguj has authority over our rights and our fishery and that we use our own Indigenous laws in exercising that authority,” Gray said.

 

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