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Canadian Indigenous lobster harvesters upset over fines for fishing out of season

The two men from Pictou Landing First Nation withdrew their constitutional challenge in September, deciding to use a sentencing circle process instead

By Undercurrent News | Dec. 19, 2023 17:05 GMT
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Two Mi'kmaw fishermen from the Pictou Landing First Nation in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, convicted of fishing lobsters in closed season, are not happy with their CAD 7,000 ($5,245) fine following a sentencing circle hearing earlier this month, reports Kukukwes News, an independent Indigenous news outlet in Canada.  [...]

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