- Mi’kmaw leaders accuse DFO of racism after fishermen were forced to walk at night without phones, shoesby Maureen Googoo on April 3, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Mi’kmaw leaders are accusing Fishery and Oceans Canada, or DFO, of systemic racism after two Mi’kmaw fishermen from Unama’ki (Cape Breton) were forced to walk along the highway at night without their phones and shoes [...]
- NS judge dismisses fishery obstruction charges against two Mi’kmaw menby Maureen Googoo on March 25, 2024 at 9:00 am
A Nova Scotia judge dismissed fishery obstruction charges against two Mi’kmaw men who were transporting crates of lobsters from the Saulnierville wharf in September 2021. Provincial Court Judge Brad Sarson found that the two fishery [...]
- Fishery court cases roundup: Jan. 15-19, 2024by Maureen Googoo on January 19, 2024 at 10:00 am
Jan. 15: Jordan Chasse, George Denny, Nathan Toney and Jonathan Johnson The fishery trial for Jordan Chasse, George Denny, Nathan Toney and Jonathan Johnson in Digby Provincial Court was adjourned on Jan. 15 due to [...]
- Fishery court cases roundup: Jan. 8-12, 2024by Maureen Googoo on January 12, 2024 at 10:00 am
Jan. 8: Cory Francis A new fishery charge against Cory Francis, 54, was withdrawn during a court hearing in Digby Provincial Court on Jan. 8. Francis, a member of the Wasoqopa’q (Acadia) First Nation, was [...]
- Fishery court cases roundup: Jan. 2-5, 2024by Maureen Googoo on January 5, 2024 at 11:28 pm
There were three fishery-related court cases in Nova Scotia provincial courts this week. All of them involve Mi’kmaw fishermen challenging fishery-related charges against them on constitutional grounds. The hearings this week mostly dealt with pre-trial [...]
- Former Sipekne’katik Chief charged with assault in two separate casesby Maureen Googoo on January 3, 2024 at 11:00 pm
The former chief of the Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia is facing assault charges in two separate cases. Michael Patrick Sack, 42, is charged with aggravated assault for allegedly wounding another man at or [...]
- “We can’t use our treaty rights to fish.” Mi’kmaw fishermen upset with fines following sentencing circle for fishery offencesby Maureen Googoo on December 18, 2023 at 2:38 pm
Two Mi’kmaw fishermen from the Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia are upset with the amount of fines they received following a sentencing circle for lobster fishing out of season. A provincial court judge [...]
- List of 54 Mi’kmaw fishers charged with fishery offencesby Maureen Googoo on September 25, 2023 at 10:05 am
Editor’s note: Several of these court cases have been updated since this list was initially published on Sept. 25, 2023. Ku’ku’kwes News has been tracking the court cases of 54 Mi’kmaw fish harvesters from Nova [...]
- More than 50 Mi’kmaw fishers charged with fishery offences in Nova Scotia courtsby Maureen Googoo on September 25, 2023 at 10:00 am
More than 50 Mi’kmaw fish harvesters from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are currently before the courts in Nova Scotia on fishery-related offences. The charges range from fishing for lobster or elver eels without authorization, [...]
- Sipekne’katik First Nation sues federal government for seizing lobster trapsby Maureen Googoo on July 29, 2023 at 1:07 am
The Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia is suing the federal government over treaty right infringement after officers with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans seized lobster traps belonging to its band members. Sipekne’katik alleges [...]