john e wrote:
its not that difficult to answer - "fish" as per Treaty - get a copy and read it.
In summary - you can "fish" for YOUR family consumption and the quantity is regulated by how much you and your family can carry by FOOT back to your "house" - no trucks, no selling, no over harvesting.
Any one that says anything different does not know/understand the Treaty.
I'm not for or against - just follow the rules that are set in place.
frustrated.
I'm only going to weigh in once here. All treaties are vastly different and specific to the both the geography and the group. So when you say get a copy and 'read' it....you may want to be more specific as they all varied. A treaty from out west, like one of the numbered treaties is going to look very different say from Treaty No.2 May 1970 Ottawas, Chippewas and, Pottawatomys and Hurons (which is in Southern Ontario) or Treaty 9 (1929) in Northern Ontario. Secondly, they allow for an evolution in practice over time- this does not mean you have to only hunt with bow and arrow, but modern practices can be used. Harvesting, was done for family and community, and not regulated by how much you can carry by foot. Practice changes as technology permitted. There are some cases out there that prove 'commercial' fishing was indeed practiced by CERTAIN communities, and these have gone before court and proven, where the treaty(ies) may have not been clear on it.
Today there are many communities that have adopted their own set of community regulations outlining how many of one species may be harvested at a time for personal and or ceremonial use. However, that is to say there aren't individuals out there that choose to ignore what the community has set out, they just feel it's their right to harvest as much as they want. There's bad apples everywhere.
All the best.
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