However, this focus misses the root of the Mi’kmaw livelihood issue, namely the question of who has the authority to govern livelihood activities and how it is done. In a post on Facebook, Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Michael Sack called for prayers for the Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters in Saulnierville. The dispute relates to interpretations of R v Marshall, a 1999 Supreme Court of Canada ruling upholding the Halifax Treaties, empowering Indigenous Canadians the right to fish. 'Values are the New Religion'. The Conversation UK receives funding from these organisations. — “I have been in contact with the (Assembly of First Nations) National Chief and will be talking to him in the morning,” Chief Sack wrote. Lucia Fanning receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Why sound, and the art of listening, hold the key to solving environmental crises But a knowledge system, whether western or Indigenous, is composed of many things. However, the Fish-WIKS projects showed there are similarities that can bridge these knowledge systems and lead to greater understanding of the differences. Conflict over Mi'kmaw lobster fishery reveals confusion over who makes the rules Lucia Fanning and Shelley Denny - October 30, 2020 Indigenous lobster boats head from the harbour in Saulnierville, N.S. Conceptual illustration of components of a knowledge system. “I took my valuables off my boat and put them in my van and grabbed my lobsters and put them in my van,” Marr explained. A United Nations committee on racial discrimination is asking the federal government to respond to allegations it committed racist actions in its treatment of Mi'kmaq lobster … In contrast, Indigenous ways of knowing are based on world views and values that are integrative and holistic, or as Elder Albert Marshall of Eskasoni First Nation once spelled out, “wholistic.”, Read more: Craig Doucette hoped to make few a bucks to help build a house for his young daughter and himself when he dropped lobster traps in St. Peter’s Bay in September 2019. Professor Linda Woodhead, MBE DD, delivers the Edward Cadbury Lectures for 2021 Marr said he fled to the lobster pound in West Pubnico Tuesday evening when he heard that a mob of non-Indigenous fishermen were heading to the wharf in Saulnierville to seize lobsters caught by Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters like himself and release them back into St. Mary’s Bay. She has worked in news more than 30 years for media outlets such as CBC Radio, the Chronicle-Herald and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. An RCMP officer can be heard telling Marr’s family members an investigation into the break and enter and theft of lobster will get underway. The 2020 Mi'kmaq lobster dispute is an ongoing lobster fishing dispute between Sipekne'katik First Nation members of the Mi'kmaq and non-Indigenous lobster fishers mainly in Digby County and Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. London, London, City of, Normative folk psychology and decision theory Both non-Indigenous fishers and the Fisheries Department (DFO) have since seized some of the lobster traps. Professor Emerita, Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University, IDPhD Candidate, Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University. And the sea around southwestern Nova Scotia, or Kespukwitk, where Francis fishes, is one of the largest and most lucrative lobster-fishing areas in the country. He called the actions by the non-Indigenous fishermen Tuesday evening as hate crimes. After a terse back and forth with the RCMP officer for several minutes, Marr and Sack are forced to leave the lobster pound without the lobsters. The two sets of rules for fisheries arise from the protection of Aboriginal and treaty rights in sections 25 and 35 of the Constitution, complicating the issue of legitimacy. Tensions have flared between non-Indigenous and Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters in southwestern Nova Scotia since Sipekne’katik First Nation launched its moderate livelihood fishery on Sept. 17, the 21st anniversary of the 1999 Supreme Court of … Help us reach our 2nd crowdfunding goal Maureen Googoo is an award-winning journalist from Indian Brook First Nation (Sipekne'katik) in Nova Scotia. Our research confirms that Mi’kmaq are aware of challenges with the exercise of treaty rights and supports the necessity for Mi’kmaq to develop fishery and fishing rules that are legitimate in the eyes of Mi’kmaw fishers, non-Indigenous fishers and DFO. The video shows one of them ripping apart cardboard boxes and throwing the bait inside onto the ground. Tensions have flared between non-Indigenous and Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters in southwestern Nova Scotia since Sipekne’katik First Nation launched its moderate livelihood fishery on Sept. 17, the 21st anniversary of the 1999 Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Marshall fishing rights case. “When I got here and I wasn’t here for more than ten minutes and they were out there just going wild,” Marr said. Our research identified a number of gaps in governance that have contributed to the lobster fishery situation we have today. According to the video, Marr’s family members were able to get inside the lobster pound only to find all but ten crates of lobster missing. In addition, Canada must justify any limits it places on the rights of Indigenous people engaged in fishing practices, as determined by the Supreme Court of Canada in R. vs. Sparrow in 1990. There is still no federal policy to address livelihood fisheries and the issue of livelihood as a treaty right is not mentioned in the Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy, the primary policy guiding the federal response to Indigenous fisheries. At one point, the fishermen turn their attention to a building next to the lobster pound. Amanda Paul, a Mi’kmaw lobster harvester with the Sipekne’katik First Nation, was on the boat, French Lily, as it made its way from Weymouth to Saulnierville. Conflict over Mi'kmaw lobster fishery reveals confusion over who makes the rules October 29, 2020 4.31pm EDT In the past month, the Sipekne’katik First Nation and … — However, the question remains, does DFO have the justification to intervene with Mi’kmaw lobster livelihood fishing practices if, as Dalhousie University fisheries expert Megan Bailey pointed out, there is no scientific evidence that the current practice of the lobster livelihood fishery threatens the sustainability of the stock? In the. The remaining lobsters appeared to have been poisoned with a can of PVC cement. Ku’ku’kwes News needs your support in order to continue providing news coverage of Indigenous issues in Atlantic Canada. Mi’kmaq Warrior Peacekeepers now present as protection. Maureen has an arts degree in political science from Saint Mary's University in Halifax, a journalism degree from Ryerson University in Toronto and a Masters degree in journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. On Sept. 17, 2020, the Sipekne’katik First Nation, a Mi’kmaw band in Nova Scotia, launched its “moderate livelihood fishery” in Saulnierville. Go to Patreon.com/Kukukwes and become a monthly patron/subscriber. Ashton Bernard, 30, says he was exercising his treaty right to fish for a, 975SharesThe chief of the Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia is calling for the Nova Scotia premier, the minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the RCMP to protect Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters from harassment while they, 477SharesThe Sipekne’katik First Nation is suing the Nova Scotia government over regulations that oversee fish and seafood sales from fish harvesters to buyers, calling them unconstitutional and an infringement of Mi’kmaw treaty rights. But the Marshall decision narrows that authority to apply only “where justification is shown.”. Online, Oxfordshire, Society going viral! In the past month, the Sipekne’katik First Nation and the Potlotek First Nation placed lobster traps in bays at the opposite ends of Nova Scotia. Vehicle torched, lobster pounds storing Mi'kmaw catches trashed during night of unrest in N.S. 'Values are the New Religion'. The court also affirmed Miʼkmaw treaty rights in R. vs. Simon in 1985 and R. vs. Marshall in 1999. “I am very proud of our people for not engaging. She said she got emotional when she saw supporters lined up on the New strategy from the commercial fishermen in south west Nova Scotia today: they’re turning their attention to those who they believe are buying Mi’kmaw-harvested lobster. The current focus on the lobster livelihood fishery and finding a dollar definition for “moderate” misses the fact that the underlying governance gap is the crux of the issue. Above photo: Twitter photo by Pierette d’Entremont. on Oct. 21, 2020. In the videos, many non-Indigenous fishermen could be seen standing in front of the lobster pound. He said a friend who owned a lobster pound in West Pubnico allowed him to store his catch of 5,000 pounds of lobster until the situation calmed down. “Right now, I’m barricaded inside the building. Non … We’re part of a small group that has been examining these very issues since 2014, and includes scholars with expertise in ocean governance and marine policy and colleagues from the Assembly of First Nations. “I said, ‘No, you’re not doing this. An angry mob of non-Indigenous lobster fishermen trapped two Mi’kmaw fishermen inside a lobster pound in southwestern Nova Scotia late Tuesday evening. To walk down the road by a lynch mob?” Marr asked. Marr said the RCMP told him and Sack that the non-Indigenous fishermen would let them leave the pound if they hand over the lobster. You’re not taking my catch.’ I’ve been fishing for a couple of weeks. of $4,000 USD per month in 2020. This legal pluralism gives DFO the authority over non-Indigenous commercial fisheries while limiting its capacity to govern Indigenous fisheries. Your support goes towards funding independent Indigenous journalism in Atlantic Canada. The psychology of pandemics, scholars with expertise in ocean governance and marine policy, It's taken thousands of years, but Western science is finally catching up to Traditional Knowledge, Nova Scotia lobster dispute: Mi’kmaw fishery isn't a threat to conservation, say scientists. Please visit our crowdfunding site, Patreon.com/Kukukwes and sign up for a monthly subscription. I’ve got it all locked down,” Marr said when reached via cell phone. Mi’kmaw lobster fishery conflict reveals confusion over who makes the rules The focus on the lobster livelihood fishery and finding a dollar definition for 'moderate' misses the fact that the underlying governance gap is the crux of the issue By Lucia … “No, you guys can’t do that. If you enjoy our news coverage, please consider signing up for a monthly subscription. In the last month violence has erupted in Nova Scotia as Mi’kmaw lobster fishers enact their treaty rights to fish lobster outside of the government legislated season. 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Giles, L. Fanning, S. Denny and T. Paul, 2016). Reading, Reading, Online: 'The Great Health Dilemma: Is Prevention Better than Cure' with Chris Dye & Salim Abdool Karim Canadians need to recognize that this current conflict playing out in Nova Scotia represents not only an operational nightmare for DFO but is a deep-seated governance issue. According to Treaty #1752 and the Marshal Decision from the Supreme Court of Canada, Mi’kmaw lobster fishers have the right to fish out of season to make a moderate livelihood. Marr is one of more than a dozen Mi’kmaw harvesters who were issued licenses to fish for lobster under the Sipekne’katik First Nation’s moderate livelihood fishery. Ottawa and a small Mi’kmaq community appear to be headed toward renewed tensions on the waters off southwest Nova Scotia as the First Nation plans another self-regulated lobster … A U.N. committee on racism is demanding answers from Canada on its response to violence against Mi'kmaw lobster harvesters. The launch was more than two months before non-Indigenous fishers drop their first lobster traps on Nov. 30, when lobster fishing season begins. A Mi'kmaw fisher holds his son on his boat before heading out to set traps in Saulnierville, N.S. According to Jason Marr, a Mi’kmaw lobster fisherman with the Sipekne’katik First Nation, N.S., the angry crowd also set fire to his van and threw rocks at the facility’s windows in West Pubnico while he and another fisherman, Randy Sack, were trapped inside. Photo courtesy: Craig Doucette. In two-eyed seeing, knowledge is viewed as a system that comprises what is known and how it is known. — The Mi'kmaw fishers using their (Supreme Court-affirmed) treaty rights to fish year-round is not what harms lobster conservation. What we know, how we practise our knowledge, how we adapt to it and how we transmit and share knowledge are the more familiar elements. Our research project, Fish-WIKS, aims to understand how Indigenous and western knowledge systems can be used to improve the sustainability of Canadian fisheries. That’s not an option,” he said. According to Marr, approximately 200 non-Indigenous fishermen were outside the lobster pound. ANALYSIS: By some measures, Ontario and Alberta lead in … Mi’kmaw drummers drummed, an … Why sound, and the art of listening, hold the key to solving environmental crises, Normative folk psychology and decision theory, Online: 'The Great Health Dilemma: Is Prevention Better than Cure' with Chris Dye & Salim Abdool Karim, Society going viral! Mi'kmaw Lobster harvesters sue Canada, non-Indigenous fishers Read more: Short-term solutions will be identified, but a longer-term solution must address the legal pluralism that exists in Canada and facilitate the adoption of other forms of governance models in which DFO does not have exclusive authority. on Oct. 21, 2020. Professor Linda Woodhead, MBE DD, delivers the Edward Cadbury Lectures for 2021, Listening, for a better world. Earlier in the day, non-Indigenous fishermen gathered in Digby to protest the Sipekne’katik First Nation’s moderate livelihood fishery currently taking place in St. Mary’s Bay. There were several shouting matches between them and the Mi’kmaw harvesters. Birmingham, Warwickshire, Listening, for a better world. I do not expect us to sit back and keep being bullied with these acts of terrorism,” he wrote. Marr also live-streamed what was happening to him inside the lobster pound. He said RCMP officers arrived approximately two hours after he called 9-1-1. The suspicious fire is the latest in a weeks-long saga of conflict between Indigenous lobster fishers and … The psychology of pandemics It's taken thousands of years, but Western science is finally catching up to Traditional Knowledge. Mi’kmaw harvesters arrived in West Pubnico to support Marr and Sack. Some communities have developed such rules, incorporating knowledge from both western and Indigenous systems. On October 17, a lobster pound in Middle West Pubnico was burned to the ground and piles of lobsters caught by Mi’kmaw fishers have been poisoned with chemicals. Kukukwes.com is the only independent news website that covers Indigenous news in Atlantic Canada. In mid-October, the conflict reached a fever pitch with the destruction of property and hundreds of lobster caught by Mi'kmaw fishers at a pound … The lawyer for four Mi'kmaw fishermen appeared by phone Tuesday in Yarmouth provincial court. (Kespukwitk is one of the seven districts that make up … Dalhousie University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. There are also conflicting views on who has the authority to manage fisheries, which stem from the perceived legitimacy of each governing system. A group later gathered in front of a lobster pound in New Edinburgh believed to be doing business with Mi’kmaw harvesters. You’re not taking my catch,” Marr said. Who would have guessed that our results from examining an alternative governance structure for the livelihood fishery in Nova Scotia through the lens of both knowledge systems, referred to as “two-eyed seeing,” would coincide with the current conflict playing out in the lobster fishery? Cheryl Maloney, a Mi’kmaw activist, organized a lobster sale outside of Province House in Halifax on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. Bailey: Mi'kmaw lobster fishery no threat to conservation Back to video In mid-September, the Sipekne’katik First Nation launched a moderate livelihood lobster … Dalhousie University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Arrests made amid ongoing tensions as Mi'kmaw lobster fishery begins Two people have been arrested and tensions continued to run high in Nova Scotia on … The men admit they were fishing for lobster aboard the vessel Charlene Helen off Pinkney's Point, Yarmouth County, in September 2019. But the values and beliefs that underpin these elements, and which actually distinguish one knowledge system from another, are often ignored. — The processes that feed into decision-making in fisheries in Canada have been primarily influenced by western science‐based knowledge systems that focus on a reductionist approach to understanding problems. — On August 30, 2020 the Miꞌkmaw Nation and the Nova Scotia provincial government reached an historic agreement, affirming that the Miꞌkmaw Grand Council was the official consultative authority that engages with the Canadian federal government and the provincial government of Nova Scotia. “What? Ottawa, Mi'kmaq community on collision course over plan for second lobster season HALIFAX -- Ottawa and a small Mi'kmaq community appear to … Support Independent Indigenous News. This is a problem because the values and beliefs underpinning one system are often at odds with those of another system, potentially creating a barrier to collaboration. The Fisheries Act gives the DFO broad regulatory authority and this may extend to Indigenous fisheries. The response to these actions by non-Indigenous fishers has led to national and international coverage of the ensuing violence, including damage to property and assault. We’re removing you from the property.”. She was joined by other members of the Sipekne’katik First Nation. “Even while the (RCMP) are outside now, they’re throwing rocks through the windows and kicking the doors,” Marr said while describing the scene as it happened. We rely on monthly subscriptions in order to provide news coverage to our readers. Each community had developed a management plan based on their treaty rights to earn a moderate livelihood. Non-Indigenous fishers negatively reacted to off-season fishing activities of a self-regulated Indigenous lobster fishery, … Overfishing is done by Clearwater, and other HUGE companies, that drive up demand for fish & lobster while amassing mega-profits. The stage is now set in Nova Scotia for another round in the court battles over Indigenous fishing rights. In that decision, the high court ruled that Mi’kmaq, Wolastoq and Peskotomuhkati have a treaty right to catch and sell fish to earn a moderate livelihood under the Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1760-61 signed with the British Crown. During Marr’s phone interview with Ku’ku’kwes News, an RCMP officer can be heard in the background shouting several times at Marr to open the door. It requires developing a mechanism by which Mi’kmaq can legitimately contribute to the governance of fisheries as an integrated whole. 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