Difference between revisions of "Know Your Rights (Legal Information for Indigenous People)"
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If you think your conditions are '''too restrictive''' (unfair or unrealistic) call your lawyer for help as soon as possible because breaching conditions can mean another criminal charge. | If you think your conditions are '''too restrictive''' (unfair or unrealistic) call your lawyer for help as soon as possible because breaching conditions can mean another criminal charge. | ||
== DFO & COS == | == DFO & COS - Government authorities: On land & water == | ||
=== Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) === | |||
DFO officers conduct regular patrols on land and sea to catch violations of the ''Fisheries Act''. A DFO officer’s job is to ensure that individuals who are fishing are doing so subject to a recreational or a commercial fishing license. Indigenous people have an inherent and Constitutional right to fish. | DFO officers conduct regular patrols on land and sea to catch violations of the ''Fisheries Act''. A DFO officer’s job is to ensure that individuals who are fishing are doing so subject to a recreational or a commercial fishing license. Indigenous people have an inherent and Constitutional right to fish. | ||
=== Conservation Officers "C.O." === | |||
C.O.’s enforce multiple federal and provincial statutes related to hunting, gathering (e.g. wood, medicines), trapping and human-wildlife conflict. Indigenous people have established rights to harvest for food, social and ceremonial purposes in their traditional areas. | C.O.’s enforce multiple federal and provincial statutes related to hunting, gathering (e.g. wood, medicines), trapping and human-wildlife conflict. Indigenous people have established rights to harvest for food, social and ceremonial purposes in their traditional areas. | ||