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Bennett Jones Launches $10,000 Scholarship Program for Indigenous, Black and First-Generation Law Students
May 03, 2022 Bennett Jones is launching the Future Leaders in Law Scholarship Program to help remove barriers and provide support for aspiring Indigenous, Black and first-generation lawyers in Canada. Beginning in the 2022-23 academic year, three individual $10,000 scholarships will be awarded to incoming first-year law students who identify as a member of the Indigenous […]
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Opinion: Caitlin Tolley advocates for First Nations through law – The Globe and Mail
Caitlin Tolley is legal counsel at the Indigenous Justice Division of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney-General. She is Algonquin from Kitigan Zibi, where she was previously elected to chief and council, and has worked in the office of Murray Sinclair while he served in the Senate. How has your upbringing and identity influenced your […]
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NFN – Decision re: Proposed Alcohol Sale & Manufacture On-Reserve
April 13, 2022 Two virtual discussion forums were held in February for community members to discuss proposed changes to NFN’s business licensing law to approve select sales and manufacture of alcohol on reserve. We sought additional input through a survey and received significant feedback from the community. This information was presented to Chief and Council […]
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Canada and Anishinabek First Nations sign historic self-government agreement
OTTAWA (April 6, 2022) – The Government of Canada is working with First Nation partners to restore respectful nation-to-nation relationships, recognize their inherent right to self-determination and support communities as they move out from under the Indian Act and transition to self-government. Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, joined Anishinabek Nation Grand […]
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Patty Hajdu says anti-Indigenous racism must be addressed in Thunder Bay – and her own department – APTN News
As the former head of the largest homeless shelter in Thunder Bay, which serves many Indigenous peoples, Patty Hajdu says it was “extremely alarming” to see the racism they experienced up close. “Not just through law enforcement, but certainly through medical interactions with other service providers in the community,” she says in a wide-ranging interview […]
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Ukraine: Apparent War Crimes in Russia-Controlled Areas
(Warsaw) – Human Rights Watch has documented several cases of Russian military forces committing laws-of-war violations against civilians in occupied areas of the Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Kyiv regions of Ukraine. These include a case of repeated rape; two cases of summary execution, one of six men, the other of one man; and other cases of […]
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Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court to Oppose Unreasonable Parole Ineligibility Periods
March 23, 2022 WHAT: BCCLA at Supreme court of Canada to intervene in Attorney General of Quebec v. Bissonnette to oppose stacking parole ineligibility periods on Charter grounds. WHEN: March 24, 2022, at 9:30 am EST / 6:30 am PST WHERE: Supreme Court of Canada (Ottawa) Ottawa, ON (Unceded Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory) – On March 24, 2022, […]
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Nipissing First Nation setting foundation for Citizenship Law – BayToday.ca
New law will reflect community’s ‘values, beliefs, and vision for the future’ Nipissing First Nation’s debendaagziwaad (citizenship) committee continues to set the foundation for a citizenship law that will outline the rights and obligations of citizens. The committee formed in 2018 and consists of seven members, including Chief Scott McLeod and councillor Daniel Stevens, who […]
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Law Society announces 2022 award recipients
March 21, 2022 TORONTO, ON — Members of Ontario’s legal professions will be recognized for their outstanding career achievements and contributions to their communities at the annual Law Society Awards ceremony, which will be held on May 25, 2022. An in-person ceremony hosted by Treasurer Teresa Donnelly will be attended by the recipients and their […]
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U of T Faculty of Law receives millions in donations for Indigenous law chair, programming – The Lawyer’s Daily
March 08, 2022 The University of Toronto (U of T) Faculty of Law has received two endowments that will go to support Indigenous law programing and establish a chair in Indigenous law. According to a press release, issued March 4, Howard Levitt, who earned an LLB at U of T in 1977, “has made a […]
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