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Ongoing violence marks a dispute over treaty rights and commercial lobster fishing in Nova Scotia. Arson, property destruction, vandalism and physical confrontations erupted after the Sipekne’katik First Nation exerted their treaty rights and started harvesting lobster outside the federally-mandated season. The actions echo the Fish Wars in the U.S. in the 1970s. Canada’s Supreme Court affirmed Indigenous fishing rights off season in 1999 to make what the court said was “a moderate living”. Interpretations of those words are among the key points of contention.
Guests:
Angel Moore (Peguis First Nation) – video journalist for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Jolene Marr (Sipekne’katik First Nation) – fisherwoman
Chief Mike Sack (Sipekne’katik First Nation) – chief of the Sipekne’katik First Nation
Break 1 music: Kakina Pasekok (feat. Northern Voice) (song) Cris Derksen (artist) Cris Derksen: Orchestral Powwow (album)
Break 2 music: Duck and Dive (song) Black Thunder Singers (artist) Black Thunder (album)
