Last month, the Department of Fisheries and Ocean declared a surprise opening of a herring fishery on the Central Coast that has been closed for nine years, without consulting the Heiltsuk First Nation.
Marilyn Slett is Chief Councillor of the Heiltsuk Tribal Council. she speaks with Redeye host Lorraine Chisholm.
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