04 Nov Aboriginals have right to sell seafood they harvest, court says: But some restrictions still apply, judge rules (The Vancouver Sun)
The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council claimed a legal victory Tuesday after the B.C. Supreme Court affirmed the right of aboriginals to sell the seafood they harvest. In a lengthy written decision, Justice Nicole Garson gave the aboriginal people of the west coast of Vancouver Island the right to harvest and sell fish and other seafood in their territory, although the right is not unrestricted and must be negotiated with B.C. and Canada over the next two years… go to article