Collected Item: “"I Stand with Mi'Kmaq"”
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"I Stand with Mi'Kmaq" picture of protesters
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photo/screenshot
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In addition to COVID-19, 2020 was an historic year for civil rights movements like the fishing rights for the Mi'kmaq people. To get a full understanding of the Plague year, it is important to recognize other events that effect the pandemic's historical context. This artifact is a powerful photo from an Edmonton protest, with protesters wearing masks and holding signs in support of Mi'kmaq fishers. As a protest in Edmonton, this artifact also shows how this social movement (like BLM protests) has a national scope.
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#mikmaq, #protests, #fishery, #edmunton, #novascotia, #masks
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https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2020/10/23/Nova-Scotia-Lobster-War/
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The Tyee (British Columbia online news magazine)
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2020-10-24