| Case Number: |
- 2012 NBPC 18
- 2014 FCA 197
- 2015 SCC 17882
- 2020 NBCA 38
- 2021 CSC 32438
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| Offence(s): |
- Fishing without a license
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| Location: |
- Ottawa, Ontario and Bathurst, New Brunswick
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| Date of Offence(s): |
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| Association(s): |
- Conseil autochtone de la Côte-Est
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| Decision: |
- Defendants sought to be recognized as “Mi’kmaw Indians of Mius d’Azy Indian Tribe” based on the fact that they’re 11th generation descendants of a Mi’kmaw woman who married a Frenchman named Mius d’Azy. The Federal Court ruled against them and the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the case. The New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench ruled against them, as did the court of appeal.
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