On September 17, 1999, a Supreme Court of Canada ruling (R. v. Marshall) acknowledged that Treaty of 1752 and the Treaty of 1760-1761 held that a Mi'kmaq man, Donald Marshall, Jr., had the legal right to fish for eels out of season.
On September 17, 1999, a Supreme Court of Canada decision (R. v. Marshall) affirmed that the Treaty of 1752 and the Treaty of 1760-1761 granted Mi'kmaq man Donald Marshall, Jr., permission to fish eels during non-regulated periods.