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Esgenoôpetitj
(Burnt Church)
2001
News Index July 22 - July 28, 2001 Wednesday, July 25, 2001 Here we go again on the bay with another fishing season Miramichi Leader July 15 - July 21, 2001 Monday, July 16, 2001 Countdown to confrontation - With no agreement in sight, Burnt Church natives again prepare to fish lobster By CHRIS MORRIS - Canadian Press Telegraph Journal July 8 - July 14, 2001 Wednesday, July 11, 2001 60 nominated for 12 positions on Burnt Church First Nation council By GERRIT BOSMA Miramichi Leader July 1 - July 7, 2001 Friday, July 6, 2001 Aboriginal fish plans deserve notice Miramichi Leader June 24 - June 30, 2001 Thursday, June 28, 2001 Burnt Church elections scheduled for August By GAIL SAVOY Miramichi Leader Quota
needed for lobsters June 17 - June 23, 2001 Tuesday, June 19, 2001 Dhaliwal happy with Big Cove prospects Canadian Broadcasting System June 10 - June 16, 2001 Wednesday, June 13, 2001 Christian group vows to keep peace during tribal fishery off Nova Scotia Associated Press June 03 - June 09, 2001 Thursday, June 7, 2001 Talks on aboriginal issues are a good start By LISA HRABLUK Deal
called 'breakthrough' Ottawa
favours talks on native fishery Wednesday,
June 6, 2001 May 27 - June 02, 2001 Friday, June 1, 2001 Marshall Would Still Be Charged Despite Landmark Ruling Native fishery must still be regulated, DFO official says By MICHAEL LIGHTSTONE Halifax Herald Natives
granted state-funded counsel May 20 - May 26, 2001 Tuesday, May 22, 2001 Native leader says conflict will continue until self-determination recognized Canadian Press May 13 - May 19, 2001 Wednesday, May 16, 2001 Judge rules Ottawa to pay for Burnt Church defendants Canadian Broadcasting Corporation May 6 - May 12, 2001 Saturday, May 12, 2001 Five native bands relent, may accept Ottawa rules By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Friday, May
11, 2001 Thursday, May
10, 2001 Wednesday,
May 9, 2001 Sunday, May
6, 2001 Saturday, May
5, 2001 April 29 - May 5, 2001 Friday, May 4, 2001 Ombudsman may help solve Atlantic fishing disputes Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Thursday, May
3, 2001 Wednesday,
May 2, 2001 Last
lobster boats expected to head out to sea today Tuesday, May
1, 2001 Gulf
lobster stocks continue to hold with heavy fishing Monday, April
30, 2001 April 22 - April 28, 2001 Thursday, April 26, 2001 Native chief calls for aboriginal unity on fishing deals Canadian Broadcasting Corporation N.S.
native urges chiefs to consider his battle before signing fish deals
Thursday, April
25, 2001 Tuesday, April
24, 2001 Chief
sees 'giant leap' in federal stance on native fisheries Monday, April
23, 2001 Ottawa,
native leaders agree on wording for fisheries deal Ottawa,
natives reach compromise on fishing April 15 - April 21, 2001 Friday, April 20, 2001 Stock protection must be priority Telegraph Journal April 8 - April 14, 2001 Monday, April 9, 2001 Ottawa's native agreements seen attempt to reduce rights By JIM DAY The Guardian Fewer
fishing deals likely Sunday, April
8, 2001 April 1 - April 7, 2001 Friday, April 6, 2001 Controls debated as lobster season nears Commercial fishermen seek major changes to the native food fishery By CHRIS MORRIS The Canadian Press War
of words escalates over fishery LOBSTER: Non-natives want aboriginal
fishery part of regular spring season Natives
must limit fishery to save stocks Thursday, April
5, 2001 Fishermen,
natives talk Paul
sees some hope for deal on native fishery Wednesday,
April 4, 2001 Native
fisheries battle cost feds $13 million Monday, April
2, 2001 Atlantic
natives say fishing agreements limit treaty rights, don't sign new
deals Atlantic
chiefs united against DFO March 25 - March 31, 2001 Saturday, March 31, 2001 Natives hold out against temptation BY KELLY TOUGHILL The National Post March 18 - March 24, 2001 Thursday, March 22, 2001 DFO fleet beefed up By CAMPBELL MORRISON The Daily Gleaner Chiefs
delay signing fisheries deals Wednesday,
March 21, 2001 March 11 - March 17, 2001 March, 2001, Vol.18, Issue 11 'Get on board,' ministers warn By Windspeaker Staff Windspeaker Wednesday,
March 14, 2001 Tuesday, March
13, 2001 March 04 - March 10, 2001 Saturday, March 10, 2001 Native bands reject bid for new fisheries deal: Resistance grows to loss of treaty rights The Canadian Press Friday, March
9, 2001 First
Nations work towards national fisheries strategy Tuesday, March
6, 2001 February 25 - March 03, 2001 Wednesday, February 28, 2001 You can't ignore the past By WILLIAM JOHNSON The Globe and Mail Monday, February
26, 2001 February 18 - February 24, 2001 February 11 - February 17, 2001 Monday, February 12, 2001 Training fishermen Dhaliwal's preference The Globe and Mail Nova Scotia fishermen ask Ottawa to take back tribes' lobster licenses By ALISON AULD The Associated Press February 04 - February 10, 2001 Saturday, February 10, 2001 Ottawa sets fishery strategy Dhaliwhal aims at long-term agreements with Natives By STEPHEN THORNE, FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES London Free Press Ottawa
sets out deal for First Nations treaty rights:Two-track process Friday, February
9, 2001 Feds
provide $500M for native fishery, reserves Native leaders set stage for disaster By ALISON BLACKDUCK The Toronto Star January 28 - February 03, 2001 Saturday, February 3, 2001 Anger flares over native fishing: Coon Come blasts top court for `cowardly judicial retreat' By KELLY TOUGHILL Thursday, February 1, 2001 Native leaders want Ottawa - to accommodate - not regulate fishery Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Wednesday, January 31, 2001 Ottawa may spend $500M to expand native fishery, reserves By ALISON AULD, Canadian Press National Post Tuesday, January 30, 2001 Federal strategy for native fishery, reserves placed at $500 million - source By ALISON AULD, Canadian Press National Post Feds to spend $500M on native fishery, reserves The Toronto Star Sunday, January
28, 2001 January 21 - January 27, 2001 Thursday, January 25, 2001 N.B. premier suspicious of federal motives in talks for modern native treaty By CHRIS MORRIS, Canadian Press National Post January 14 - January 20, 2001 Friday, January 19, 2001 Chief seeks resignation of Supreme Court judge Calgary Herald Maritime treaty talk premature, says N.B. leader Canadian Press Thursday, January
18, 2001 January 07 - January 13, 2001 Saturday, January 13, 2001 Ottawa proposing new treaties with natives Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Friday, January 12, 2001 Indian Affairs minister offering modern treaty to NB chiefs Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Thursday, January 11, 2001 Feuding fishers share wharf The Gazette (Montreal) Wednesday,
January 10, 2001
By
ALISON AULD, Canadian
Press
The National Post December 24 - December 30, 2000 Tuesday, December 26, 2000 Native lobster dispute far from over By CHRIS MORRIS The London Free Press December 17 - December 23, 2000 Friday, December 22, 2000 DFO investigating Burnt Church incident CBC News Monday December 18, 2000 Burnt Church not optimistic fishing dispute with Ottawa will be resolved Canadian Press December 10 - December 16, 2000 Saturday, December 16, 2000 Fishers want compensation The London Free Press Tuesday, December 12, 2000 Burnt Church reserve looking to curb poverty CBC News December 03 - December 09, 2000 Saturday, December 9, 2000 Mi'kmaq own entire Province, N.S. court told By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Friday, December 8, 2000 Band says stand creates great pain The Canadian Press Thursday, December 7, 2000 Native and non-native fishermen calling for new fisheries minister CBC News November 12 - November 18, 2000 Friday, November 17, 2000 Handout System Fails Aboriginal Canadians By RORY LEISHMAN The London Free Press November 05 - November 11, 2000 Friday, November 10, 2000 Native rights expert says Canada at crossroads in relations with aboriginals By CHRIS MORRIS Canadian Press Wednesday, November 8, 2000 WHY I'M NOT CASTING A BALLOT NOV. 27 By ALISON BLACKDUCK Toronto Star Tuesday,
November 7, 2000 October 29 - November 04, 2000 Tuesday, October 31, 2000 Opinion By NOAH AUGUSTINE Toronto Star October 22 - October 28, 2000 Saturday, October 28, 2000 Burnt Church fishing dispute cost RCMP $2M The Ottawa Citizen
Tuesday, October
24, 2000 October 15 - October 21, 2000 Monday, October 15, 2000 Careful angling won't hurt salmon By PIERRE D'AMOURS Telegraph Journal Miramichi Association supports safe angling By J.W. (BUD) BIRD Telegraph Journal Natives and anglers must co-operate By BILL TAYLOR Telegraph Journal October 08 - October 14, 2000 Thursday, October 12, 2000 Salmon anglers share the blame Telegraph-Journal Hearing set for Big Cove man? Telegraph-Journal Burnt Church could draw on American court cases N.B. law professor offers fishing dispute view By JOHN CHILIBECK Daily Gleaner / Summit News Service Wednesday, October 11, 2000 Of native rights - and wrongs Telegraph-Journal Burnt Church fishermen might consider alternative to gillnet By DERWIN GOWAN Telegraph-Journal October 10, 2000 Burnt Church fishery would destroy stocks By SHAWN NELSON Telegraph-Journal Dhaliwal responds to critical column By HERB DHALIWAL, P.C., M.P. Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Telegraph-Journal Gill net crackdown pushed CONSERVATION: Opponents call the practice 'vicious' By MARK REID Telegraph-Journal Dispute looms over salmon fishing in N.B. By STEWART BELL National Post, with files from The Canadian Press Property rights for white fishermen too need By LAWRENCE SOLOMON National Post Monday, October 09, 2000 DFO denies salmon seizure means new round in fishing dispute CBC News Online Sunday, October 8, 2000 Burnt Church troubles only just beginning By GRAHAM FRASER The Toronto Star October 01 - October 07, 2000 Saturday, October 07, 2000 N.B. native lobster season officially closes CBC News Online Friday, October 06, 2000 DFO says it will prosecute Burnt Church lobster buyers CBC News Online Thursday, October 05, 2000 Burnt Church and Indian Brook By OWEN WOODO CBC News Online Tuesday, October 3, 2000 Readers write - National Post By G. Campbell McDonald National Post Dhaliwal: Lobster conservation 'first priority' By HERB DHALIWAL National Post September 24 - September 30, 2000 Saturday, September 30, 2000 Euripedes of the Arctic By MARIAN BOTSFORD FRASER The Globe and Mail Ottawa's lobster war against the Mi'kmaq By WILLIAM HIPWELL National Post Friday, September 29, 2000 Marshall leads fishing march Man who sparked native rights fight breaks silence to urge Indians on By ALISON AULDA Canadian Press Natives chase DFO boats Canadian Press Lobster departure cools dispute in Miramichi Bay Fisheries officials say there are now no more than 300 native traps left in the water By CHRIS MORRIS Canadian Press DFO maintains presence near native lobster traps By STEPHEN THORNE Canadian Press Burnt Church natives hire lobbyist Lawyer to contact federal officials in lobster dispute By PAUL WALDIE and JAMES CUDMORE National Post Lobsters cool conflict by moving offshore By KEVIN COX The Globe and Mail Thursday, September 28, 2000 Raids continue despite native pledge Indian leaders join struggle as Ottawa moves to clear traps By STEPHEN THORNE Canadian Press Wednesday, September 27, 2000 Burnt Church lobster fishery raids continue Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Fisheries officers chased by natives seize more traps By GRAEME HAMILTON National Post Solution for Burnt Church By HARVEY DORVAL The Globe and Mail Situation remains tense in Burnt Church Canadian Press Officials haul native traps from N.B. bay No clashes as warrior boats, federal vessels play cat-and-mouse over lobster catch By STEPHEN THORNE Canadian Press Tuesday, September 26, 2000 Burnt Church may stop fishing within days Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Mercredi returns to Miramichi Bay Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Natives replace seized traps Canadian Press Trap raid aborted as gunfire heard Fisheries officers say shots came from Burnt Church reserve By GRAEME HAMILTON National Post Fishing fight flares up again Armed warriors chase officers off Miramichi Bay By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Lobster trap Phony conservation claims and sharp dealing by the federal fisheries minister foil justice for the natives of Burnt Church By LAWRENCE SOLOMON National Post Monday, September 25, 2000 Fisheries officials execute bold daylight raids Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Oka, part two By P.J. MITCHELL National Post Tensions mount in N.B. fishing dispute Women shaken by fishermen's anger as chief urges calm By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau More shooting as Fisheries moves in Canadian Press Sunday, September 24, 2000 Tensions cool, native support grows in fishing dispute Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Federal boats hook native lobster traps Miramichi Bay raid ends peacefully as cooler heads prevail By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau September 17 - September 23, 2000 Saturday, September 23, 2000 Gun signals first shot in fishing war Commercial boat hit by bullet near Burnt Church By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Three arrested after shots fired on Miramichi Bay Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Native militancy blamed on courts in RCMP report By STEWART BELL National Post For good faith By FRANCES DEVERALL National Post Non-native says his boat shot by native fishermen Aboriginals deny shooting, call it a ploy to force action by fisheries officers By GRAEME HAMILTON National Post Shooting alleged in fish dispute By KEVIN COX AND DEBORAH NOBES The Globe and Mail Friday, September 22, 2000 Aboriginal anger over Burnt Church spreads By DIRK MEISSNER Canadian Press Natives get lobster ultimatum Dhaliwal orders all traps removed from Miramichi Bay today By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Natives behind dispute 'go way back' Leaders Coon Come, Mercredi cut from the same cloth By STEWART BELL National Post Tension rises at Bunt Church as deadline nears Warriors vow to take 'counter-action' if Ottawa removes traps By GRAEME HAMILTON and JUSTINE HUNTER National Post Thursday, September 21, 2000 Mi'kmaq given 24 hours to pull traps Canadian Press Talks collapse in fishery dispute Mediator goes home:Native leader calls for prayer as Burnt Church prepares for violence By GRAEME HAMILTON National Post Ottawa sets Friday deadline Canadian Press Burnt Church deal falls apart over boat By DEBORAH NOBES and MARK MACKINNON Special to The Globe and Mail; with a report from Mark MacKinnon Native fishery talks collapse as mediator leaves By ALLISON DUNFIELD Globe and Mail Update with Canadian Press Lobster peace slipping away Miramichi Bay talks stall as Rae leaves town and Ottawa talks tough By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Wednesday,September 20, 2000 Burnt Church natives agree to lobster deal Mediator Bob Rae calls agreement `significant step' By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Deal brokered by Rae could end N.B. fishery dispute Burnt Church natives agree to remove 'substantial number' of lobster traps By GRAEME HAMILTON, with files from JUSTINE HUNTER National Post No retreat from Burnt Church Memo to Mr. Dhaliwal: The time has come to pull out the traps By TITCH DHARAMSI National Post Natives agree to Rae proposal Band members to help fisheries officers count and remove untagged lobster traps By DEBORAH NOBES Special to The Globe and Mail with a report from Brian Laghi in Ottawa. Deal reached in lobster dispute Rae brokers last-minute agreement that may end standoff near Burnt Church By DEBORAH NOBES Special to The Globe and Mail with a report from Brian Laghi in Ottawa. Crossing the aboriginal divide By JEFFREY SIMPSON The Globe and Mail Tuesday, September 19, 2000 Deadline today for N.B. fishing agreement Nearing 'end of the line' By PAUL WALDIE National Post, with files from The Canadian Press No end in sight Even if Bob Rae gets a ceasefire today in Miramichi, the struggle over fishing rights will continue, says veteran treaty negotiator By TOM ISSAC The Globe and Mail Fisheries settlement a longshot, locals say Today's deadline increases tensions By DEBORAH NOBLES With reports from Kevin Cox in Halifax and Shawn McCarthy in Ottawa. Rae sets deadline to end fish dispute Hope for peaceful settlement fades as negotiations stall Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Monday, September 18, 2000 Rae sets deadline for fishery settlement By DEBORAH NOBES Special to The Globe and Mail 2 sides in fish dispute prepare for war N.B. natives call Rae's final proposal `insult' By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau September 10 - September 16, 2000 Friday, September 15, 2000 Rae strikes tentative deal in Miramichi Bay dispute Ex-Ontario premier to present proposal to fishery officials By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Thursday, September 14, 2000 New Brunswick: Chief alleges endangerment National Post Wrong man, wrong job National Post Burnt Church: Learn from us As Mi'kmaq fishermen defy federal fisheries officials and Bob Rae attempts to resolve the standoff, U.S. aboriginal activists say there are lessons to be learned from their experience By DEBRA McNUTT, ANDREW GOKEE, AND ZOLTAN GROSSMAN The Globe and the Mail 30 natives occupy fisheries office Women, children protest Miramichi Bay raids, arrests By CHRIS MORRIS Canadian Press Wednesday, September 13, 2000 Clash on the water raises tension at Burnt Church Boats seized, 16 arrested: Native mood sours just as Rae begins to mediate By GRAEME HAMILTON National Post, with files from The Canadian Press 14 arrested, boats seized in Miramichi Bay violence Federal raids make Bob Rae's mediating job `difficult' By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Tuesday, September 12, 2000 Rae to mediate at Burnt Church Time running out: Dhaliwal drops demand that natives stop fishing By GRAEME HAMILTON National Post September 03 - September 09, 2000 Monday, September 04, 2000 Faceoff at sea in lobster feud Non-natives sail into area full of Mi`kmaq traps The Toronto Star August 27 - September 02, 2000 Wednesday, August 30, 2000 Ottawa flotilla sinks native boats Fisheries officers remove 900 `illegal' lobster traps during Miramichi boat duel By CHRIS MORRIS Canadian Press Tuesday, August 29, 2000 Ovide Mercredi jumps into fish war: `I've never seen a white man flee from Indians before' More violence feared after minister bolts By CHRIS MORRIS Canadian Press August 20 - August 26, 2000 Friday, August 25, 2000 Real issues lost in lobster dispute The Toronto Star Thursday, August 24, 2000 Native-rights cases to cost `multiple billions' Lawyer expects next claims will be for oil-gas royalties By MICHAEL TUTTON Canadian Press Wednesday, August 23, 2000 Of course, Canada must regulate Indian fishery By RICHARD GWYN The Toronto Star Violence shatters lobster truce Fisheries officer may need plastic surgery after attack By TONDA MacCHARLES Toronto Star Ottawa Bureau Tuesday, August 22, 2000 Not to forget Burnt Church good news By NOAH AUGUSTINE The Toronto Star Monday, August 21, 2000 Violence feared as fishing row spreads east Focus in lobster dispute shifts to N.S.; Band Chief 'worries about a tragedy' By SUSAN BOURETTE and MARK MACKINNON The Globe and Mail Sunday, August 20, 2000 Boyhood pals rock boat on Miramichi Bay Friends show tough leadership in fishing war By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau August 13 - August 19, 2000 Saturday, August 19, 2000 Lobster war shifts to Nova Scotia Traps seized, 4 arrested after backdown in N.B. By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Friday, August 18, 2000 Coon Come offers natives support before lobster lunch By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Thursday, August 17, 2000 No truce on choppy waters Fisheries staff spurn Mi'kmaq `cooling-off' offer By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Wednesday, August 16, 2000 Miramichi's war of words Ottawa talks tough as N.B. natives vow to continue fishing By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Tuesday, August 15, 2000 The angry face of Miramichi Bay Fishing dispute escalates as native warriors keep vigil at barricades on N.B. reserve By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Monday, August 14, 2000 Fish dispute in N.B. turns ugly Natives block highway, say federal officers seized traps at gunpoint The Toronto Star August 06 - August 12, 2000 Saturday, August 12, 2000 Natives follow own course By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Defiant natives resume lobster fishing By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Friday, August 11, 2000 Natives gear up for lobster fight Burnt Church issues 3,000 tags for traps officials vow to seize By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau Thursday, August 10, 2000 Burnt Church natives reject lobster deal 308-28 vote sets stage for new fight over fishery By KELLY TOUGHILL Toronto Star Atlantic Canada Bureau June 04 - June 10, 2000 Wednesday, June 7, 2000 Hopes for fishing deal fade as Dhaliwal and natives cancel meeting Canadian Press May 28 - June 03, 2000 Friday, June 2, 2000 Native lobster dispute simmers, traps seized London Free Press Thursday, June 1, 2000 Disputed lobster fishery turning into cat and mouse game Canadian Press May 14 - May 20, 2000 Saturday, May 20, 2000 Mi'kmaq fishermen in New Brunswick continue to set traps with their own tags Canadian Press Thursday, May 18, 2000 Groups back native fishery The London Free Press Thursday, May 18, 2000 Let the natives run fishery, Ottawa told The Toronto Star No deal in sight to settle dispute over native lobster fishery Canadian Press Wednesday, May 17, 2000 Groups urge feds to allow native management of lobster fishery Canadian Press May 07 - May 13, 2000 Monday, May 8, 2000 Indians defy lobster rules By CHRIS MORRIS The Gazette (Montreal) Female fishers place lobster traps The London Free Press Sunday, May 7,
2000 April 30 - May 06, 2000 Monday, May 6, 2000 Tensions heating up in native fishery Canadian Press Monday, May 1, 2000 Burnt Church heats up, again The Edmonton Sun Lobster fishery still festering: Although season has started calmly, aboriginal communities are divided By CHRIS MORRIS The Gazette (Montreal) Calm belies tension at lobster fishery By CHRIS MORRIS The London Free Press Sunday, April 30, 2000 Tensions lurk beneath calm surface of lobster fishery By CHRIS MORRIS Canadian Press Lobster season opens peacefully: Natives, non-natives return to last year's Atlantic troublespot By CHRIS MORRIS The Ottawa Citizen Fishers hope for lobsters not trouble The London Free Press April 23 - April 29, 2000 Saturday, April 29, 2000 Peace reigns as fishing begins after last fall's violent lobster wars, 'Nobody wants trouble' By KELLY TOUGHILL The Toronto Star Grumbling, complaining but no trouble as lobster season opens Canadian Press Peaceful opening to lobster season pleases Fisheries officials Canadian Press Friday, April 28, 2000 Lobster season opening may test forces of law and order: Fishery challenges native and non-native fishermen to reach some sort of accommodation to share the resource By CHRIS MORRIS The Vancouver Sun Fishermen want lobsters, not trouble, as spring season opens Canadian Press Thursday, April 27, 2000 Lobster season will test native, non-native relations Canadian Press April 02- April 08, 2000 Tuesday, April 4, 2000 Burnt Church natives vow to regulate own lobster fishery Canadian Press Monday, April 3, 2000 Christians want to calm fishery waters STEVE MACLEOD, The Canadian Press The Calgary Herald Religious group to monitor fishery The London Free Press 'God's referees' enter fish dispute The Ottawa Citizen Sunday, April 2, 2000 Religious group sends 'peacekeeping team' to observe native fishery Canadian Press March 26 - April 01, 2000 Monday, March 27, 2000 New Brunswick The Toronto Star Sunday, March 26, 2000 Natives refuse to sign agreement, vow to fish after meeting minister Canadian Press March 12 - March 18, 2000 Wednesday, March 15, 2000 N.B. Natives quit talks, 'Going to fish' By CHRIS MORRIS, Canadian Press The London Free Press Native fish talks break down in Atlantic Canada The Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, March 14, 2000 Defiant native fishermen vow to ignore Ottawa and set own rules Canadian Press March 05 - March 11, 2000 Sunday, March 5, 2000 More violence feared Catholic New Times February 27 - March 04, 2000 Thursday, March 2, 2000 Native fishermen who lost thousands of lobster traps during a skirmish with non-natives last fall reacted with anger to news the vandals were fined a mere $400: Burnt Church reserve Canadian Press February 20 - February 26, 2000 Monday, February 21, 2000 RCMP predicted treaty ruling would cause violence By RICK MOFINA The Ottawa Citizen November 07 - November 13, 1999 Tuesday, November 9, 1999 Not guilty pleas in fish fight Canadian Press October 31 - November 06, 1999 Monday, November 1, 1999 Natives respect end of lobster season to lobster season Canadian Press Traps removed The Edmonton Sun N.B. Indians end fishery The Gazette (Montreal) Natives pulling out lobster traps The London Free Press Sunday, October 31, 1999 Burnt Church and broken promises: how a community can heal By KERRY KELLY Catholic New Times October 17 - October 23, 1999 Saturday, October 23, 1999 Foundering on rocky logic the Supreme Court's ruling in the Marshall Case defies reason By BARRY COOPER AND DAVID BERCUSON The London Free Press Friday, October 22, 1999 Natives to observe commercial season Canadian Press Monday, October 18, 1999 Talks on, as Canadian fish war simmers United Press International Beyond Burnt Church: the lobster war escalates into a national debate over native traditions and special rights By JOHN DEMONT WITH JOHN GEDDES Maclean's October 10 - October 16, 1999 Friday, October 15, 1999 All sides happy with mediator in lobster war By CHRIS MORRIS Canadian Press Thursday, October 14, 1999 Animosity growing in native communities By CHRIS MORRIS AND ALISON AULD Canadian Press Tuesday, October 12, 1999 Reserve's women set traps as Indians defy lobster curbs By AMY CAMERON and MARK REID The Gazette (Montreal) Bands flout new lobster rules By KELLY TOUGHILL The Toronto Star Police charge 25, as fish war subsides United Press International Monday, October 11, 1999 Ottawa imposes strict fishing limit on reserves By ANDREW DUFFY The Calgary Herald Natives defy lobster limits The London Free Press Solution to fish crisis satisfies neither side By VALERIE LAWTON The Toronto Star Dhaliwal puts new limits on native lobster fishery: But two native bands in the conflict vow to ignore the fisheries minister's edict. By ANDREW DUFFY The Vancouver Sun Sunday, October 10, 1999 Mother Nature keeps natives on shore By CHRIS MORRIS, CANADIAN PRESS The Calgary Herald Weather foils defiant natives The London Free Press Weather forces break in fishing protest By VALERIE LAWTON The Toronto Star Communities torn asunder in lobster war By VALERIE LAWTON The Toronto Star Natives promise to defy new fishing rules By CASSANDRA SZKLARSKI AND BRIAN DALY Canadian Press Ottawa to allow limited native fishery By LEANNE YOHEMAS-HAYES Canadian Press October 03- October 09, 1999 Saturday, October 9, 1999 Uneasy calm prevails as Mi'kmaqs set traps: More talks urged as holdout band members defy moratorium on fishing By RICK MOFINA Ottawa Citizen Defiant natives foiled by bad weather By CHRIS MORRIS Canadian Press Burnt Church natives ignore plea to stop fishing By RICK MOFINA Calgary Herald Friday, October 8, 1999 Aboriginal fishermen reject chiefs' plea: The call for a self-imposed moratorium on fishing has been rejected because ''to do anything else would be criminal,'' Burnt Church First Nation controller says. By RICK MOFINA The Gazette (Montreal) Natives
say moratorium won't swim By KELLY TOUGHILL and VALERIE LAWTON The Toronto Star Native
fishermen vow to return to lobster grounds: The moratorium is expected
to end when new traps arrive to replace those destroyed by non- aboriginals.
Burnt Church natives promise revenge for sabotaged traps By COLIN GREY The Ottawa Citizen Indians resume lobster fishery as solution eludes Dhaliwal The Vancouver Sun Natives vow to fight voluntary moratorium on lobster fishing The Vancouver Sun New Brunswick natives vow to continue fishing By CHRIS MORRIS and CASSANDRA SZKLARSKI Canadian Press Wednesday, October 6, 1999 Trade rights: Lawmaking courts goofed in fishery regulations ruling Calgary Herald Fish dispute creates mood of suspicion: Feelings harden amid burnings, vandalism By COLIN GREY The Ottawa Citizen Residents living under 'state of siege': Vandalism, mistrust kill neighbourly relations By ALISON AULD The Ottawa Citizen Both sides blame greed for fish war By KELLY TOUGHILL The Toronto Star Preferential rights lead to chaos The Vancouver Sun Moratorium proposal infuriates Burnt Church natives By ALISON AULD Canadian Press Jittery non-native residents fear for safety By ALISON AULD Canadian Press Tuesday, October 5, 1999 Native warriors take control of wharf: Fishermen poised to defy Ottawa's attempt to close down fishery By RICK MOFINA The Calgary Herald Tensions simmer in East Coast fish feud: Minister threatens to shut fishery if violence continues By RICK MOFINA The Gazette (Montreal) Native fishermen want RCMP protection: Two sides seek to ease tensions By RICK MOFINA The Ottawa Citizen Tensions high in fish war By KELLY TOUGHILL The Toronto Star Monday, October 4, 1999 Lobster pot boils over: Non-Indians pull unlicensed traps from N.B. waters By MIKE TENSZEN and ALISON AULD (CP) The Gazette (Montreal) Lobster war boils over, three injured in N.B. : Trucks burned, traps destroyed in dispute over fishing rights By KELLY TOUGHILL The Toronto Star Tensions high in Atlantic fish fight By ALISON AULD Canadian Press Sunday, October 3, 1999 Ottawa slow to react to fishery ruling The London Free Press September 26 - October 02, 1999 Friday, October 1, 1999 Fisheries and Oceans: Minister Dhaliwal Provides Update Statement on Marshall Case Ruling Canadian Press Dhaliwal
to propose fish accord: Minister caught in struggle over native fishing
rights By CHRIS MORRIS The Vancouver Sun Wednesday, September 29, 1999 Marshall urges calm over fishing rights The London Free Press Fishing rights The Toronto Star Native urges talks to avoid fishing war By KELLY TOUGHILL The Toronto Star Tuesday, September 28, 1999 Marshall urges fishermen to remain calm By ALISON AULD Canadian Press Monday, September 27, 1999 Fisheries and Oceans: Dhaliwal Provides Update Following Marshall Case Ruling Canadian Press Fishermen give N.S. one week to curb Indians' lobster-trapping The Gazette (Montreal) Worth repeating, Marshall ruling now means negotiation The Toronto Star September 19 - September 25, 1999 Wednesday, September 22, 1999 Micmac go fishing following top court's ruling Calgary Herald Ruling revives Native fishery on east coast By KEVIN CARMICHAEL The London Free Press Micmacs start fishing after high court ruling The Toronto Star Tuesday, September 21, 1999 Donald Marshall ruling cited in N.B. logging case By CHRIS MORRIS The Gazette (Montreal) A right so wrong The Ottawa Citizen Monday, September 20, 1999 Fisheries and Oceans: Dhaliwal Makes Statement on Marshall Case Ruling Canadian Press September 12 - September 18, 1999 Saturday, September 18, 1999 Treaty signed in 1760 still valid, says top court The Calgary Herald N.S. Natives' win on fishing a legal landmark By ALISON AULD The London Free Press It's law victory No. 2 for battling Marshall By CHRIS COBB Calgary Herald Landmark win for Micmacs: High-court ruling sets standard for treaty interpretation By RICK MOFINA The Gazette (Montreal) High court upholds native treaty rights: Donald Marshall not guilty of trapping eels without a licence, judges rule By RICK MOFINA The Ottawa Citizen 'I don't want to see the Supreme Court again': Donald Marshall Jr. fought the law twice. Yesterday, he won again. By CHRIS COBB The Ottawa Citizen Micmacs hail supreme court victory KELLY TOUGHILL and VALERIE LAWTON The Toronto Star Top court upholds 1760 aboriginal treaty: The ruling in favour of native rights could establish a new approach to treaty disputes. By RICK MOFINA The Vancouver Sun { au: dt: sc:} |