29 September 2020

Christian Peacemaker Teams condemns the violation of treaty rights and recent attacks against the lobster fishers of Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia. We demand: The federal government to intervene and ensure that the Mi’kmaw lobster fishers can enact the rights recognized in the Treaty of 1752 and so sustain their livelihood; the Department of Fisheries and Oceans must publicly recognize the legitimacy of the Mi’kmaw Fishery operation; and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police must stop and prevent the attacks on Mi’kmaw lobster fishers.