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Students plant orange flags to honour Shubenacadie residential school survivorsMore than 500 students gathered at a former residential school to plant 15,000 orange flags in memory of those who went to the former Shubenacadie Residential School.CanadaSep 28, 2023
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Ottawa, Mi’kmaq community on collision course over plan for second lobster seasonDFO said today that enforcement officers will be in place in St. Mary's Bay to "uphold the Fisheries Act" if Sipekne'katik fishers harvest lobster beginning on June 1.CanadaApr 22, 2021
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Sipekne’katik band councillor, two fishermen to appear in court MondayShaquest Miller and Dale Wagner are also set to appear on various charges related to similar conflicts between Indigenous and commercial lobster fishers.CanadaFeb 15, 2021
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Sipekne’katik First Nation re-elects Chief Mike Sack for 3rd termMike Sack was the incumbent in the community of Sipekne'katik, located about 65 kilometres north of Halifax.PoliticsNov 3, 2020
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‘Blacklisted:’ Nova Scotia First Nation pulls commercial lobster boats from the water"The (non-Indigenous) commercial fishery has systematically boxed us out of the market."CanadaOct 21, 2020
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Massive fire destroys lobster pound in southern Nova ScotiaYarmouth County RCMP said in a statement Saturday morning that the fire is considered "suspicious" and an investigation is ongoing.CanadaOct 17, 2020
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Mi’kmaq sell lobster outside N.S. legislatureMore than 100 people lined up to purchase live lobster from Mi'kmaq activist Cheryl Maloney, who was joined by others from the Sipekne'katik band.EconomyOct 16, 2020
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‘Not a conservation concern’: N.S. Mi’kmaq won’t deplete lobster stock, says expertMi'kmaq fisherman say non-Indigenous fishers have threatened and intimidated them for their off-season fishery.CanadaSep 25, 2020
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Fishermen remove Indigenous lobster traps despite ‘positive’ meeting between DFO, Sipekne’katik chiefSipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack described the news of additional lines being sabotaged as "disheartening."CrimeSep 20, 2020
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Fishermen to haul traps in Nova Scotia Indigenous lobster fisheryTwo Mi'kmaq Senators added their voice in support of the fishery on Saturday.CanadaSep 19, 2020
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