Crisis at Burnt Church (9/4/00)

Anti-Indian organizations and the Ontario Fish and Game Department are squaring off against Aboriginal fishermen in New Brunswick, Canada. The battle is over fishing rights and quotas. First Nations people fear this could lead to an armed conflict if the people are not allowed to subsist. It's...

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Main Author: McKosato, Harlan
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2000
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nativeamcallingarchives/126
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Summary:Anti-Indian organizations and the Ontario Fish and Game Department are squaring off against Aboriginal fishermen in New Brunswick, Canada. The battle is over fishing rights and quotas. First Nations people fear this could lead to an armed conflict if the people are not allowed to subsist. It's happened before. Will it happen again? Guests include Karen Somerville, spokesperson for the Burnt Church Aboriginal community.