Listuguj Miꞌgmaq First Nation

CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellows Announced

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Thursday, April 13, 2023
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TORONTO, April 13, 2023 /CNW/ - Sara Kanutski, Tchadas Leo and Tanner Isaac are the recipients of this year's CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships , established to amplify Indigenous voices and foster better comprehension of Indigenous issues.

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  • TORONTO, April 13, 2023 /CNW/ - Sara Kanutski, Tchadas Leo and Tanner Isaac are the recipients of this year's CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships , established to amplify Indigenous voices and foster better comprehension of Indigenous issues.
  • Sara Kanutski, Tchadas Leo and Tanner Isaac are the recipients of this year's CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships.
  • She plans to use her time at CBC Indigenous to expand her knowledge of residential schools and unmarked graves to create stories that explore how the growing awareness of the schools and graves are impacting both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.
  • The CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships jury members are:
    Duncan McCue (chair), host of Cross Country Checkup on CBC Radio;
    Lenard Monkman, reporter with CBC Indigenous and recipient of a 2017 CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowship;
    Tanya Talaga, author, journalist and president and CEO of Makwa Creative; and
    Maggie Wente, Indigenous rights lawyer at Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP in Toronto.

RPPSG: Lobster Fishermen Wonder Who Governs the Fisheries

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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CHANDLER, Quebec, Oct. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the lobster stock is healthy almost everywhere in Gaspesie. However, according to the RPPSG scientist, worrying indicators suggest that something is happening in the bottom of the Baie des Chaleurs in area 21B.

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  • Following Listuguj's statements of September 26, 2022 and the response of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, commercial lobster fishermen in Gaspesie are wondering who governs and manages the lobster fishery.
  • CHANDLER, Quebec, Oct. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the lobster stock is healthy almost everywhere in Gaspesie.
  • Only the spring lobster fishery is certified sustainable by the Marine Stewartship Council through the efforts of commercial fishermen.
  • In September 2021, the First Nation declared that it had a right to govern its affairs on its lands and waters, including decision-making for the community's lobster fishermen.

Listuguj Mi'gmaq Rangers to oversee First Nation's fall lobster fishery

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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LISTUGUJ, QC, Sept. 26, 2022 /CNW/ - On September 26 the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation ("Listuguj") began its fall lobster fishery.

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  • LISTUGUJ, QC, Sept. 26, 2022 /CNW/ - On September 26 the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation ("Listuguj") began its fall lobster fishery.
  • "Recognition of the Mi'gmaq Rangers and the laws we use to govern our fishery is an important step towards reconciliation," said Darcy Gray, Chief of the Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government.
  • Listuguj has fished for lobster every fall for the past 20 years in the Baie des Chaleurs, within its traditional territory of Gespe'gewa'gi.
  • Listuguj's lobster fishery is governed by the community's own lawthe Listuguj Lobster Lawand the fishery is monitored by the community's own enforcement agencythe Mi'gmaq Rangers.

New vice-chairperson and board members appointed to the National Indigenous Economic Development Board

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Thursday, February 3, 2022
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Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, and Dawn Madahbee Leach, Chair of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board, extend their congratulations to Victoria LaBillois, who has been appointed as the National Indigenous Economic Development Board's new Vice-Chairperson.

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  • Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, and Dawn Madahbee Leach, Chair of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board, extend their congratulations to Victoria LaBillois, who has been appointed as the National Indigenous Economic Development Board's new Vice-Chairperson.
  • Minister Hajdu and Ms. Madahbee Leach would also like to welcome Dana Soonias and Robert Dickson as two new members of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board.
  • "Congratulations to Victoria LaBillois as the new Vice-Chair, and Dana Soonias and Bob Dickson as new members of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board.
  • "The work of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board is imperative in helping rebuild Indigenous economies.

Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government Calls on Trudeau to Respect Treaty Rights

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Monday, September 23, 2019
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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has refused to grant the Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government a commercial licence for its fall lobster fishery.

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  • The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has refused to grant the Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government a commercial licence for its fall lobster fishery.
  • "Prime Minister Trudeau has often repeated that his government's most important relationship is with Canada's indigenous people," said Darcy Gray, Chief of the Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government.
  • If this government is actually committed to reconciliation, then they will support us as we exercise our rights."
  • Last November, Canada and the Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government signed a Framework Agreement on Reconciliation and the Fisheries.