Tseshaht First Nation Standing Tall In Exercising Right To Fish

Tseshaht First Nation Standing Tall In Exercising Right To Fish   Tseshaht First Nation of Port Alberni are standing tall in exercising their Aboriginal rights to fish, as they have done since time immemorial. This is a right that has recently been confirmed by the B.C. Supreme Court decision in Ahousaht v. Canada. Yet in the eyes of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, we are labelled as criminals. Our right to fish for a modest livelihood is not recognized or respected by DFO.   Tseshaht...

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