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Aside from the obvious, sizeable developments this year, the controversy and coverage around Mi'kmaw fisheries is far from new.
We went back 37 years into the @CBCnews Archives to better understand what’s changed - and what hasn’t.
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We went back 37 years into the @CBCnews Archives to better understand what’s changed - and what hasn’t.
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Some of the tape we found but didn’t actually use in the short doc above is too relevant not to share.
The archives make it clear: history seems to repeat itself.
A warning: some of the language and opinions from the following videos are outdated.
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The archives make it clear: history seems to repeat itself.
A warning: some of the language and opinions from the following videos are outdated.
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Many NS fishers maintain that their opposition to the Mi’kmaq isn’t about racism despite the consistent presence of it. They’ve long battled against outside influences on their fishery, both commercial and gov’t.
As shown in this piece via CBC’s Bette Cahill, from 1983.
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As shown in this piece via CBC’s Bette Cahill, from 1983.
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In August 1993, Donald Marshall Jr. was charged with 3 violations under the Fisheries Act. He argued the 1752 Peace & Friendship treaty allowed him to do so. The Crown’s position was that his treaty rights no longer existed.
This piece by @lisa_rsj from 1995 explains.
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This piece by @lisa_rsj from 1995 explains.
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Marshall lost in the lower courts but appealed up to the @SCC_eng and in 1999 ultimately changed the course of history for the Mi'kmaq. We know that results of the decision were often extreme.
The tension rose and rose - as laid out in this piece by @cbc_craig from '99.
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The tension rose and rose - as laid out in this piece by @cbc_craig from '99.
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Tension (still so commonly referred to) always came in waves. The periods of waiting on negotiations and intergov’t discussion, may have been to blame.
Still unclear, are the results of some of the talks - like those of @berndchristmas in this '99 piece via @CynthiaKent88
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Still unclear, are the results of some of the talks - like those of @berndchristmas in this '99 piece via @CynthiaKent88
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It wasn’t all tension though.
There has always been common ground amongst fishers in the Atlantic region - like the need for conservation, and their frustration with @DFO_MAR - as made evident in this piece also via @CynthiaKent88 from 1999.
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There has always been common ground amongst fishers in the Atlantic region - like the need for conservation, and their frustration with @DFO_MAR - as made evident in this piece also via @CynthiaKent88 from 1999.
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Eventually came the decision known as “Marshall 2,” the details of which have often been overlooked in 2020. Regulations on the Mi’kmaq, yes … but with justification.
That’s explained in another piece via @CynthiaKent88 from 1999.
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That’s explained in another piece via @CynthiaKent88 from 1999.
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After all of it, including what’s now known as the infamous “Burnt Church Crisis,” in the Mi’kmaw community of Esgenoôpetitj, N.B., was hard on Donald Marshall Jr.
@PhonseJessome heard that from the man himself in this piece from 2000.
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@PhonseJessome heard that from the man himself in this piece from 2000.
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I should mention that a couple of these videos were edited from their original times to make em fit on the tweetmachine.
Also - kci woliwon/big thanks to @dirishCBC @CBCNS for helping myself and @CBCIndigenous sort through all the tape and put this together.
Also - kci woliwon/big thanks to @dirishCBC @CBCNS for helping myself and @CBCIndigenous sort through all the tape and put this together.
