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FALL RIVER:<\/strong> The local MP for Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook has issued a statement regarding the ongoing tension between non-native and native fisherman in Digby County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Darrell Samson said he has been active on the file and continues to stay abreast of the events that are unfolding in the New Edinburgh area against fishers from the Sipekne’katik First Nation (Indian Brook, just outside Shubenacadie). N.S. MPs met with the Mi\u2019kmaq Chiefs on Sept. 23to discuss the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur government is deeply concerned about the escalating tensions in Nova Scotia\u2019s fisheries,\u201d said Samson in the statement, issued Oct. 15 to The Laker News. \u201cRight now, all of us must work to promote calm and understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”25″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Samson said under the Supreme Court\u2019s Marshall Decision, First Nations have an affirmed treaty right to hunt, fish and gather in pursuit of a moderate livelihood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur government is currently in conversations with all parties to attempt to define this ruling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Samson said the federal government will continue to work collaboratively with First Nation communities to fully implement their Treaty rights. These issues are longstanding, complex, and deeply personal to all involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe best way to resolve them is through respectful and collaborative dialogue,\u201d he said. \u201cI am a firm believer that the most effective way to a solution is a collaborative approach and a de-escalation of tensions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”6″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said the feds are in constant communication with all parties involved to come to a peaceful solution to this issue. Minister Jordan and the federal government strongly condemn the acts of violence that have taken place over the past days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Samson said he the government is incredibly troubled by the reports of racist comments and actions made towards First Nations peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis situation can only be solved through peaceful and honest discussions between all parties involved,\u201d he said. \u201cViolence will get us nowhere.\u201d<\/p>– Darrell Samson, MP.<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”7″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”81″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”79″] FALL RIVER: The local MP for Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook has issued a statement regarding the ongoing tension between non-native and native fisherman in Digby County. Darrell Samson said he has been active on the file and continues to stay abreast of the events that are unfolding in the New Edinburgh area against fishers from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[965,12],"tags":[93,1515,1450],"class_list":["post-17343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-hants","category-featured","tag-darrell-samson","tag-mikmaq-fishery","tag-sipeknekatik-first-nation-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}