Mi'kmaw酋长拒绝260万美元渔业报价, Mi'kmaw chiefs reject $260M fisheries offer, saying it threatens their treaty rights.

新斯科舍省Mi'kmaw酋长拒绝了联邦政府提出的2.6亿美元支持土著渔业的提议,指出这与过去被拒绝的提议相似,并威胁到条约权利。 The Mi'kmaw chiefs in Nova Scotia have rejected a federal government offer of $260 million to support indigenous access to fisheries, stating it resembles past rejected proposals and threatens treaty rights. 他们辩称渔业部的计划迫使Mi'kmaq渔民进入一个以许可证为基础的系统,损害了他们通过捕鱼维持温和生计的权利。 They argue the Fisheries Department's plan forces Mi'kmaq fishers into a license-based system, undermining their right to a moderate livelihood from fishing. 酋长们担心这将危及他们以社区为基础的收获计划。 The chiefs fear this would jeopardize their community-based harvest plans.