Facebook Twitter Email
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2002

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge on Wednesday turned down a request by the Hupacasath First Nation to stop the province from mailing a treaty referendum to voters. The band wanted the initiative held off until legal questions could be resolved.

Get the Story:
B.C. judge allows treaty referendum to proceed (CBC 3/27)

Related Stories:
First Nations Briefs: Treaty referendum (3/13)

First Nations call for treaty support
Mi'kmaq leaders in the maritimes are calling on the federal government to recognize the treaty rights of First Nations in Newfoundland. The historic 1999 Marshall decision recognized the fishing rights of Mi'kmaq and Maliseet Nations but the government has excluded bands in Newfoundland.

Get the Story:
Atlantic Micmac chiefs urge recognition of treaty rights (AP 3/27)

Relevant Links:
The Marshall Case, Department of Fisheries and Oceans - www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/COMMUNIC/Marshall/marshall_e.htm
The Burnt Church Support Site - www.tao.ca/~beinglightbeing/burntchurch
Fishing Fury, from the CBC: cbc.ca/news/indepth/fishingfury/index.html

Related Stories:
Case testing limits of treaty rights (9/25)
Control over Native fishing decried (9/20)
Mi'kmaq fishermen set traps again (9/19)
Non-Native attacks condemned (9/18)
Non-Natives raid Mi'kmaq fishery (9/17)
Mi'kmaq reject federal fishery (8/28)
Lobster season begins in N.B (8/21)
First Nation rethinking fishing plans (6/15)
First Nation plans lobster runs (6/13)
Mi'kmaq band excluded from treaty decision (5/14)
Lobster season begins in New Brunswick (5/1)
Fishing rights agreement protested (3/21)