On Tuesday night, two facilities storing lobster caught by Mi'kmaw fishermen were raided and vandalized by a mob of hundreds of non-Indigenous commercial fishermen. Chief Mike Sack said Friday that commercial fishing boats were on their way to haul Mi'kmaw fishermen's gear on Friday morning. Knockwood went on out on the water himself to look for evidence of interference with the Mi'kmaw fishing operation. 'This community is out of hand'The vice-president of a fishermen's union in Nova Scotia has stepped down, citing fears for his family's safety as threats from some non-Indigenous fishermen opposed to a self-regulated Mi'kmaw lobster fishery continue to escalate. Their exchange about the need for commercial and Mi'kmaw fishermen to work together was caught on video Wednesday.

Source: CBC News October 16, 2020 17:11 UTC