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Commercial Fishermen Attack First Nations Lobster Harvest in 'Racist Hate Crime'
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As Mi'kmaw fishermen in what is now Nova Scotia, Canada exercised their treaty rights dating back to 1752, they were met with escalating attacks from commercial fishermen who claimed honoring treaties signed with the Mi'kmaq—plural of Mi'kmaw—was unfair. Indigenous leaders are citing White supremacy as a factor in the escalating dispute.

The mostly White commercial fishermen began by organizing—via social media—targeted harassment with flairs and fireworks.

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