FNQLSDI – Around the River: Three Days of Meetings and Exchanges at the Heart of Marine Issues

Press Release

December 8 2025

More than 50 First Nations representatives gathered in Uashat mak Mani-utenam to discuss the future of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf.

From November 25 to 27, the Shaputuan Museum hosted the 3rd edition of Around the River, a gathering event that brought together 52 participants from 11 coastal communities of the Innu, Mi’gmaq, Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk and Huron-Wendat Nations, as well as representatives from 10 organizations.

Among the organizations present: Pêcheries Uapan, Pêcheries Shipek, Mi’kmaq Rights Initiative, Gespe’gewa’gi Institute of Natural Understanding (GINU), Agence Mamu Innu Kaikusseht (AMIK), Association de gestion halieutique autochtone Mi’gmaq et Wolastoqey (AGHAMW), Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (CMM), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), and the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP).
Rich Exchanges Around Three Key Themes

Over three days, participants explored together marine spatial planning, collaboration between Indigenous knowledge and scientific knowledge, and Indigenous fisheries. Essential topics for strengthening First Nations’ mobilization and stewardship over their marine territories.

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