By Dave Baxter, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A northern Manitoba First Nation has taken out newspaper ads warning licensed non-Indigenous moose hunters not to hunt within its traditional territory. On Sunday, the Pimicikamak Cree Nation (PCN) placed notices in a few papers that say PCN will “not recognize” hunting tags issued for non-Indigenous people for game hunting areas 9A and 10, which both include parts of PCN territory. The notice also asks that non-Indigenous licensed moose hunters return moose tags for those areas to the provincial government. In the notice, the community said they “do not provide any consent or permission for use of the license” and claimed use of licenses to hunt moose in those areas violate PCN’s Treaty rights and the Northern Flood Agreement. On Aug. 26,…
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