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Treaty Rights are not for Sale

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Contributed by Citizen Shift

Length: 1 min 53 sec

License: 1

Year of Production: 2006

Director:

Martha Stiegman

Producer:

Martha Stiegman

The Supreme Court's 1999 Marshall Decision recognized the treaty rights of the Mi'kmaq to fish commercially. The Department of Fisheries (DFO) responded by negotiating deals for licences, boats and training - so long as communities accepted their jurisdiction. So far, 32 out of the 34 First Nations in the Maritimes have signed these "Marshall Agreements." Sherry Pictou and Chief Frank Meuse, Jr. explain why Bear River has refused.

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