First Nations Protesters Urge End to Open-Net Fish Farms
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Victoria Times Colonist] by Amy Smart- November 3, 2017
First Nations protesters danced and drummed around a crackling fire in front of the B.C. legislature Thursday, calling for an end to open-net fish farms.
Leaders of the protest, which drew about 200 supporters, say now that the NDP says it's listening, they want to see farm tenures revoked.
Thursday marked Day 70 of the occupation of two Marine Harvest farms in the Broughton Archipelago, off northeast Vancouver Island.
"We want to thank you for observing this sacred fire, it's important because it's the sound of our ancestors," said Chief Ernest Alfred, a traditional leader of the 'Namgis First ...
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