What We’re Reading, June 2024: The Fight for Indigenous Fishing Rights

Each month we will be offering recent news articles, posts on ongoing issues, or other pieces of media that we believe are worth noting in our ongoing journey of learning and moving toward healing and justice. Click on the provided links to access the full article.

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Through generations, Mowachaht/Muchalaht fishers have been criminalized by the DFO | IndigiNews

This long-form article touches on both the historical struggles of the Nuu-chah-nulth to maintain their livelihood as fishermen but also puts current struggles into perspective. Make a cup of coffee and take some time to sit with this story. It will move you.

(This is article, which we found through The Tyee under the title “Inside the Generational Fight for Indigenous Fishing Rights in Yuquot Bay”, was produced as part of the Fish Outlaws project, in collaboration with the National Geographic Society. If you want to learn more about the project, click here.)