Mood at Mi’kmaw fishery camp ‘very positive’ due to shows of support, says volunteer – CBC
People from across Mi’kmaw territory helping fishers at federal wharf in Saulnierville, N.S.
Oct 20, 2020
The Sipekne’katik First Nation’s Mi’kmaw-regulated lobster fishery has faced tense and sometimes violent opposition by commercial fishery workers, but support from hundreds of Mi’kmaq and non-Indigenous allies is reaching fishers at the wharf where many anchor their boats.
At the federal wharf in Saulnierville, N.S. — which was the launch site of the fishery — Millie Augustine of Elsipogtog First Nation has had an inside view of the support the fishery has been receiving.
She’s been volunteering at the wharf, cooking for the fishers, their fellow community members and their non-Indigenous allies.
Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/mi-kmaw-fishery-camp-saulnierville-1.5768574
