April 29, 2022 Potlotek’s Netukulimk Livelihood fishers will take to the waters once again on Saturday April 30, 2022, for their third season, fishing under their communities Netukulimk Fishery Plan. Potlotek was one of the first Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw communities to launch their community based Netukulimk Livelihood Fisheries in the
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Livelihood Traps Returned to Pictou Landing First Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2021 Today 223 traps seized this fall from Mi’kmaw Harvesters authorized under Pictou Landing First Nation’s Netukulimk Livelihood Fishery Plans were returned by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Conservation and Protection (C&P) branch. “Having the harvester’s gear returned today was a welcomed
Kespukwitk Communities’ Livelihood Harvest Moves Forward
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2021 Since the launch of the Mi’kmaw Treaty Rights-based fishery in Nova Scotia, Mi’kmaw communities in the traditional Mi’kmaw district of Kespukwitk – Acadia, Annapolis Valley, Bear River and Glooscap First Nations – have been working together on a livelihood plan for their shared waters
National, Regional and Mi’kmaw Chiefs Met Today to Discuss Livelihood Fisheries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2021 Today the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) met with the Assembly of First Nations’ (AFN) National Chief RoseAnne Archibald and Nova Scotia and Newfoundland Regional Chief Paul Prosper in Millbrook First Nation on livelihood fisheries in Nova Scotia. “This meeting with our
Assembly Supports Pictou Landing Netukulimk Harvesters
September 1, 2021 This morning, Pictou Landing’s netukulimk harvesters loaded their vessels to begin their first day of harvesting of the season. They were immediately approached by Conservation and Protection Officers from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and were advised that any traps set would be seized.