What’s behind the violent dispute over a N.S. lobster fishery

Some issues at the centre of a violent dispute over a First Nation lobster fishery in Nova Scotia date back to a decision about treaty rights made 20 years ago. The National’s Andrew Chang talks to Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack and Colin Sproul, who heads the Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen's Association. Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: youtube.com/user/CBCTheNational?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with The National online: Facebook | www.facebook.com/thenational Twitter | twitter.com/CBCTheNational Instagram | www.instagram.com/cbcthenational More from CBC News | www.cbc.ca/news The National is CBC's flagship nightly news program, featuring the day's top stories with in-depth and original journalism, with hosts Adrienne Arsenault and Andrew Chang in Toronto, Ian Hanomansing in Vancouver and the CBC's chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton in Ottawa.

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