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Recognition by Assimilation: Mi’kmaq treaty rights, fisheries privatization and community resistance in Nova Scotia
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The Supreme Court of Canada’s 1999 R.v.Marshall recognized the treaty rights of the First Nations on the east coast to earn a moderate livelihood through commercial fishing. In many places, initial Mi’kmaq forays onto the water were met with violent backlash from non-native fishers, struggling after the collapse of Northern Cod and battle-worn after a decade of mobilization against neo-liberal Fisheries and Oceans Canada (popularly known as DFO) policy. While the media focused on clashes in Burnt Church, in other places such as Bear River First Nation (BRFN), discussion between small-scale fishers and First Nations focused on potential collaboration. Here, …

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