Sipekne'katik band Chief Michael Sack says the Mi'kmaw community is looking to define what a moderate living is in relation to its new fishery. "We'll define our own moderate livelihood. Twenty-one years ago, a Supreme Court ruling affirmed a treaty right to hunt, fish and gather in pursuit of a "moderate livelihood," but the government never came up with a definition. Sipekne'katik launched its fishery last Thursday in Saulnierville and have been met with opposition from non-Indigenous commercial fishermen who claim it's illegal. Sack did not share a definition of what he would consider to be a moderate livelihood, but he did say the average Nova Scotia income could be a good starting point.

Source: CBC News September 24, 2020 20:23 UTC