Protesters end Mi’kmaw moose harvest in Cape Breton Highlands

Non-Native hunters confront game wardens during protest against Mi’kmaq moose hunt in park. Photo: APTN National News.

by Trina Roache, APTN National News, November 12, 2015
CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS, NOVA SCOTIA — Tempers flared as close to 30 protesters confronted Mi’kmaw hunters who were taking part in a Parks Canada project to harvest moose in the Cape Breton Highlands.

“We don’t see it being productive to kill moose in our national park,” said local businessman Wesley Timmons.

“Productive?” asked Mi’kmaw hunter Fred Sylliboy. “The whole mountain is crown land. You’re the ones trespassing on our land.”