It’s been 25 years since a Supreme Court of Canada ruling upheld Indigenous treaty rights to fish, hunt and earn a traditional livelihood. In Cape Breton today, pride in that legacy is clear to see
A father, a strong voice for the Mi’kmaq, a martyr twice in one lifetime, and a hell of a fisherman – Donald Marshall Jr. was a hero in my eyes.
When a friend of mine told me that 2024 marked the 25th anniversary of the Marshall Decision, I decided to pay tribute to his legacy. Photographing and chatting with proud, young Mi’kmaq harvesters, conservationists and activists, it was plain to see that Junior’s pursuit of justice had not been in vain. The truth is, the weight of the Marshall Decision and of Junior’s own personal sacrifices are beyond measure.
Activist Donald Marshall, 16, is the son of the late Donald Marshall Jr. He recently got a scholarship to attend a Climate Action Leadership Diploma program at at Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific and United World Colleges in Victoria. Shae Denny, 28, is the aquatics research program manager with the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources, which represents the five Mi’kmaw communities in Cape Breton. UINR was founded in 1999, following the Marshall decision, to make sure Mi’kmaq can participate equally in natural resource management.
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