Metis Activist Fights For His Constitutional Rights
Eleven years after being initially convicted of illegally digging clams, Jackie Vautour, who is now 80 years old, was back in a Moncton courtroom to argue that his constitutional rights, as a Métis, have been overlooked by the justice system. In a case that basically questions the existence of Métis in Atlantic Canada, Vautour claims that as a Métis he should be allowed to follow the traditional practice of living off the land.
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