Aboriginal fisherman threatened by non-natives – CBC.ca

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Aboriginal fisherman threatened by non-natives

CBC News Posted: Sep 27, 2011

A fisherman from Membertou First Nation said he was frightened when non-native fishermen threatened him Monday as he was pulling lobster traps in Sydney harbour.

But John Bonham Paul said he will not be intimidated into giving up his rights.

Paul was hauling lobster traps just off North Sydney when several boats surrounded him. The non-native fishermen shouted at him and threatened to burn his boat.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2011/09/27/ns-first-nations-lobster-fishermen.html

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