A treaty says the Mi’kmaw have the right to hunt, fish and gather for the purposes of earning a 'moderate livelihood.'

The standing committee on Fisheries and Oceans met Wednesday night to discuss the implementation of Mi’kmaq treaty fishing rights to support a moderate livelihood.

The temporary court injunction order would prohibit threats and harassment of the public and Sipekne’katik members engaged in their lobster fishery.

'The RCMP are fully committed to keeping the peace, keeping people safe and enforcing the law.'

Here are five things to know about the Indigenous lobster fishery in Nova Scotia.

Here's a timeline of major events in the conflict between Mi'kmaq and non-Indigenous commercial fishers in southwest Nova Scotia.

The Indigenous fishers have had traps removed from the water, a fishing boat and a van have been burned, and on Saturday, a fire destroyed a lobster pound.

In the wake of the violence towards Indigenous fishers in Nova Scotia, Freeland said on Tuesday that systemic racism runs deep in the country.

If the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has seized any traps, the assembly said they must be returned 'immediately.'

The only Mi'kmaq politician sitting in Parliament, meanwhile, expressed optimism during the debate that lawmakers could reach a solution.