“The lawyer representing four Mi’kmaw lobster fishermen in Nova Scotia says all fishery charges against them should be dismissed.⠀ ⠀ “We have four Mi’kmaw fishermen that were fishing under their right to (fish for) a moderate livelihood,” Michael McDonald said following court in Yarmouth, N.S. Monday morning.⠀ ⠀ “There’s no regulations in place against moderate livelihood fishing. There’s no limitations put on livelihood fishing. So, we’re just wasting everybody’s time,” he said.⠀ ⠀ McDonald represents brothers Ashton and Arden Bernard from Eskasoni First Nation as well as Zachary Nicholas and Rayen Francis from Pictou Landing First Nation.⠀ ⠀ All four fishermen are each charged with fishing in Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 34 during a closed time, lobster fishing without authorization, possessing lobster in contravention of the Fisheries Act and violating the Aboriginal communal fishing licences regulations.” ⠀- @mgoogoo Tap on @kukukwes_news link in their bio to read the full news story.⠀ ⠀ #kukukwesnews, #indigenousnews, #indigenous, #mikmaq, #treatyrights, #indigenousrights, #novascotia, #lobsterfishing (at Okanagan Landing) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG3WmJmJOzQ/?igshid=1i6vxdwymffuo







