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“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

“One of two Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters who were barricaded inside a lobster facility in West Pubnico, N.S. says he is pleased that a Nova Scotia judge has granted a temporary injunction against hostile protesters like the ones who recently destroyed his vehicle, threatened to harm him and stole his lobsters.⠀ ⠀ “I’m glad to hear that but ‘better late than never’ is the saying, right,” Marr said when reached by phone on Wednesday.⠀ ⠀ “I would hope that any person who’s in any kind of sane mind would say, ‘yeah, that’s good.’ Even my enemies should say this is craziness,” Marr added.⠀ ⠀ Earlier in the day, a judge in Halifax granted the Sipekne’katik First Nation’s request for a temporary injunction against non-Indigenous fishers and their supporters who have been harassing, threatening and intimidating Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters taking part in the First Nation’s rights-based moderate livelihood fishery.⠀ ⠀ The injunction prevents the protesters from vandalizing Mi’kmaw harvesters traps, gear and boats while they fish in St. Mary’s Bay. It also orders the same protesters from gathering and blocking entrances to wharves in Saulnierville and Weymouth and a lobster pound facility in New Edinburgh.” ⠀ Tap on the link in @kukukwes_news bio to read the full news story. ⠀ ⠀ #kukukwesnews, #indigenousnews, #indigenous, #mikmaq, #treatyrights, #indigenousrights, #novascotia, #lobsterfishing #canada (at Okanagan Landing) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGqE_siJPPx/?igshid=1drxlkmuljgwd