Collected Item: “"Protest over Indigenous lobster fishery turns confrontational at N.S. wharf"”
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"Protest over Indigenous loberster fishery turns confrontational at N.S. wharf"
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News article
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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.
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#mikmaq, #protests, #fishing, #fishingrights, #treaties
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-saulnierville-wharf-blockade-mi-kmaq-lobster-harvest-1.5724339#:~:text=Marys%20Bay&text=A%20peaceful%20protest%20by%20commercial,used%20by%20First%20Nations%20fishermen.&text=The%20commercial%20fishermen%20are%20protesting,Bay%20in%20southwestern%20Nova%20Scotia.
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CBC
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2020-09-15