The history of the Mi'kmaw lobster fishery in the Atlantic region

There have been many developments for Mi'kmaw lobster harvestersin Nova Scotiasince the Sept. 17 launch of Sipekne'katik First Nation's rights-based lobster fishery inSt. Mary's Bay, N.S., but the controversial and complex issuessurrounding it,and thepush by Mi'kmaqfor Canadato uphold 18th-centurytreaty rights, is far from new.

To better understand what has changed and what has not since the 1999 Supreme Court ruling in the case of Mi'kmaw fisherman Donald Marshall Jr., of Membertou First Nation,CBCIndigenous reviewedtwo decades ofcoverage on the issue in theCBC News Archives.

The interviews and scenes captured by Atlantic region reporters as far back as 1983 show Mi'kmawfishershave long fought to establish and protect their rights to earn a living on the water in Nova Scotia.

The history of the Mi'kmaw lobster fishery

4 years ago

Duration 9:40

To better understand what has changed - and what has not - since the 1999 Supreme Court ruling in the case of Mi'kmaw fisherman Donald Marshall Jr., CBC Indigenous reviewed two decades of coverage on Mi'kmaw fishing rights.