September 2022 – Ku'ku'kwes News

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[ October 14, 2024 ] First Nation communities in New Brunswick fight for land rights in landmark title cases NB
[ October 9, 2024 ] Mi’kmaw First Nations in NL concerned over the cod fishery policy change News
[ September 13, 2024 ] When Magic meets Melody: Jeremy Dutcher’s journey in revitalizing Wolastoqey through music NB
[ September 6, 2024 ] Three Indigenous artists nominated at 2024 MusicNL awards News
[ August 6, 2024 ] NL Indigenous Youth learn of WWI legacy on the Trail of Caribou Pilgrimage News
[ May 3, 2024 ] Charges withdrawn against fishermen in elver eel dispute News
[ April 3, 2024 ] Mi’kmaw leaders accuse DFO of racism after fishermen were forced to walk at night without phones, shoes News
[ March 25, 2024 ] NS judge dismisses fishery obstruction charges against two Mi’kmaw men #FisheriesCourt
[ March 1, 2024 ] Fisheries Court Cases Roundup: Feb. 26-Mar. 1, 2024 #FisheriesCourt
[ February 22, 2024 ] Fisheries Court Cases Roundup: February 19-23, 2024 #FisheriesCourt

November 23, 2024

Mi’kmaw lawyer says federal government wants to limit treaty rights in Marshall decision through the courts

September 15, 2022 Maureen Googoo

A lawyer who is representing several Mi’kmaw fishermen in three separate fishery trials in Nova Scotia says the federal government is using the courts to limit where his clients can practice their treaty fishing rights. […]

Moderate livelihood treaty right at centre of fishery trial in Nova Scotia

September 9, 2022 Maureen Googoo

A trial involving three Mi’kmaw fishermen who say they were exercising their treaty right to fish for a living when they were charged with fishery offences is currently underway in Digby, N.S. James Nevin, 38, […]