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Indigenous Bar Association 29th Annual Fall Conference

President’sMessage

OnbehalfoftheIndigenousBarAssociationBoardofDirectors,IPCs,andPlanningCommitteeIwouldliketowelcomeyoualltheIndigenousBarAssociation29thAnnualFallConference.ThisyearwegatherinMi’kma’ki,theterritoryofthe

Mi’kmaqNation,andinaregionwherePeaceandFriendshipTreatiesweresignedwiththeMi’kmaq,Wolastogiyik(Maliseet),PassamaquoddyandPenobscotNations.Inlightofourlocationthethemeofthisyear’sconferenceis“Ankukamkewey:JoiningtogetherinPeaceandFriendship.”WithCanada’s150thanniversaryasourbackdrop,weaimtoexaminetherelationshipbetweenIndigenouspeoplesandCanadainthe

lightofbothIndigenousandCanadianlaws.

Wehopeyouenjoytheconference.Wehopeitinspiresyouandenergizesyou.Takethetimetomeetnewpeople,laughwitholdfriendsandcreatenewmemories.

KorenLightning-Earle

President,IndigenousBarAssociation

IndigenousBarAssociationBoardofDirectors2016-2017

President MembersatLargeKorenLightning-Earle JulieMcGregor

KarenDrakeVicePresident ChristinaGreyScottRobertson

StudentRepresentativesTreasurer BruceUviluqDrewLafond ChrystalBrownSecretary AdministratorBrooksArcand-Paul AnneChalmers

ConferenceCoordinator BettyRecollet

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ANKUKAMKEWEY:JoiningTogetherinPeaceandFriendship

29thAnnualIndigenousBarAssociationFallConferenceOctober19th–21st,2017-FourPointsbySheratonHalifaxHotel,Halifax,NS

AGENDATHURSDAY,OCTOBER19,2017–PRE-CONFERENCEDAY(concurrentmeetings/workshops)

8:00am-11:00am Registration9:00am-12:00pm IBAStudentDay

SponsoredbyNovaScotiaBarristers’SocietyCo-ChairsBruceUviluq&CrystalBrown-AdmiralsRoom

Academics’Workshop:Co-Chair:KarenDrake&NaiomiMetallic-CompassBCRoom

CPDWorkshopA:LegalEthicsandProfessionalism

• CandiceMetallic,MauriceLaw

• KathleenLickers,Barrister&Solicitor

-NavigatorEastRoom

FederalCourtAboriginalLawBarLiaisonCommitteeMeeting-ExplorerRoom

12:00pm-1:00pm NETWORKINGLUNCHEONAdmiralsRoom

1:00pm-2:30pm

IBAStudentDay

Academics’Workshop

CPDPractitionersWorkshopB:UpdateonBillS-3

• DrewLafond,IndigenousBarAssociation

• StuartWuttke,AFN

FederalCourtAboriginalLawBarLiaisonCommitteeMeeting

2:30pm-4:00pm IBAStudentDay

Academic’sWorkshop

CPDPractitionersWorkshopC:ProtectingIndigenousTraditionalKnowledgeinNAFTA2.0Chair:OonaghFitzgerald,DirectorofCIGIInternationalLawResearchProgram

• OluwatobilobaMoody,CIGI

• KathyHodgson-Smith,Metislawyer,Hodgson-Smith;

• KonstantiaKoutouki,UniversitédeMontréal

FederalCourtAboriginalLawBarLiaisonCommitteeMeeting

5:30pm6:00pm–9:00pm

President’sReception-MaritimeMuseumoftheAtlantic-SmallCraftGalleryRoomSponsoredbyNovaScotiaDepartmentofAboriginalAffairs

Welcoming remarks – Judge Pam Williams – NS Judiciary

Formal remarks – Chief P.J. Prosper, Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs – Justice Portfolio Holder - Honourable Mark Furey, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Nova Scotia

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FRIDAY,OCTOBER20,2017–DAYONE-AdmiralsRoom7:30am-4:00pm Registration7:30am-8:30am ContinentalBreakfast8:30am-9:00am OpeningPrayer,Elder

WelcomingRemarks▪ ConferenceCo-Chairs,BrooksArcand-Paul,IBABoardMember&JocelynFormsma,

Nahwegahbow,Corbiere▪ ChiefP.J.Prosper,AssemblyofNovaScotiaMi’kmaqChiefs▪ KorenLightning-Earle,President,IndigenousBarAssociationinCanada

9:00am-9:30am KeynoteSpeaker-ValNapoleon,IPC,FacultyofLaw,UniversityofVictoria

9:30am-10:30am “AYearInReview”-JeanTeillet,IPC,PapeSalterTeilletLLP

10:30am-10:45am HEALTHBREAK

10:45am-12:00pm PlenaryTreaty101Chair-BrooksArcand-Paul,IBABoardMember

● NumberedTreaties-TreatySixChief,WiltonLittlechild,IPC● PeaceandFriendshipTreaties-ViolaRobinson,LeadNegotiator,Kwilmu’kwMaw-klusuaqnand

JoeBMarshall,SeniorAdvisor,Kwilmu’kwMaw-klusuaqn12:00pm-1:15pm LUNCH-

SponsoredbytheNativeLawCentre“DefiningourPath:ARe-VisionoftheMandateoftheNativeLawCentre”-LarryChartrandandKathleenMakela,UniversityofSaskatchewan,NativeLawCentrePresentationofIndigenousBarAssociationStudentScholarshipbyLarryChartrand

1:15pm-2:30pm Plenary-LivingTreatiesChair-ScottRobertson,IBABoardMember

● MarieBattiste,UniversityofSaskatchewan● JaimeBattiste,UniversityofNewBrunswick● VictorCarter-Julian,BarristerandSolicitor,“Treaties,TablesandTalks”,● SakejHenderson,IPC,UniversityofSaskatchewan,NativeLawCentre

2:30pm–3:30pm Plenary-SelfGovernmentNegotiationsandModernTreatiesChair:KarenDrake,IBABoardMember

● NaiomiMetallic,AssistantProfessor:Chancellor’sChairinAboriginalLawandPolicy,SchulichSchoolofLaw,DalhousieUniversity

● JasonMadden,PapeSalterTeilletLLP● BruceUviluq,Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated

3:30pm-3:45pm HEALTHBREAK3:45pm-4:45pm Plenary–Fishing,HuntingandHarvestingRights

Chair:DrewLafond,IBABoardMember● DougBrown,ExecutiveDirectorUnionofNovaScotiaIndians● DerekA.Simon,Burchells,LLP● CalebBehn,CentreforInternationalGovernanceInnovation

4:45pm–5:00pm ClosingRemarksDayOne–ConferenceCo-Chairs,BrooksArcand-Paul,IBABoardMember&JocelynFormsma,Nahwegahbow,Corbiere

GALABANQUET&AWARDSCEREMONY-AdmiralsRoom6:00pm-7:00pm ReceptionSponsoredbyProgramForLegalStudiesforNativePeopleAlumniAssociation-Admirals

Room7:00pm-9:30pm

GalaBanquetSponsoredbyDalhousieUniversityKeynoteSpeaker:StephenAugustine,“NegotiatingforaCollectiveSurvival:anIndigenousperspectiveoftreaty-making”IndigenousPeoplesCounselAwardPresentationSpecialPresentationto“SpiritBear”,FirstNationsFamilyCaringSociety

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SATURDAY,OCTOBER21,2017–DAYTWO–7:30am-12:00pm Registration7:30am-8:30am ContinentalBreakfast CONCURRENTWORKSHOPS8:30am–8:40am IntroductionofDayTwo–CoChairs,BrooksArcand-Paul,IBABoardMember&JocelynFormsma,

Nahwegahbow,Corbiere8:40am–9:00am MorningSpeaker:

DonRusnak,ParliamentarySecretarytotheMinisterofIndigenousServices,MPforThunderBay-RainyRiver

9:00am–10:15am Plenary–RoleofLegalInstitutions.Chair:ScottRobertson,Vice-President,IBABoardMember

● Mr.JusticeRogerR.Lafreniere,FederalCourt● ChiefJusticeMichaelMacDonald,NSCA● CandiceMetallic&KathleenLickers,TheAdvocatesSociety● RisaSchwartz,CentreforInternationalGovernanceInnovation

10:15am–10:30am HEALTHBREAK10:30am–11:45am

Plenary–InquiriesandSocialJusticeChair:JulieMcGregor,IBABoardMember

● ChiefCommissioner,Marie-ClaudeLandry,Ad.E.,CanadianHumanRightsCommission● Commissioner,MicheleAudette,InquiryintoMissingandMurderedIndigenousWomenand

Girls-ViaSkype● MaggieWente,OKTLaw-LabradorInnuChildWelfareInquiry

11:45am–1:00pm LUNCHSponsoredbyCentreforInternationalGovernanceInnovation(CIGI)

RunningwithUNDRIPImplementation–afiresideconversationabouttheCIGISpecialReportonUNDRIPImplementation:BraidingInternational,DomesticandIndigenousLaws. OonaghFitzgerald,DirectorofCIGIInternationalLawResearchProgramandSpecialGuests

1:00pm–2:15pm Workshop#1Chair-BrooksArcand-PaulEducation

- KorenLightning-EarleMaskwacisEducationSchoolCommission

- MarieBattiste,UniversityofSaskatchewan,IndigenizationinPostSecondaryEducation.

- AdmiralsRoom

Workshop#2Chair-JocelynFraserLanguage

● RogerJones,IPC,IndigenousLanguagesAct

● AndreaBearNicholas,StThomasUniversity

● DeliaOpekokew,IPC

- CompassBCRoom

Workshop#3Chair,NaiomiMetallicEssentialServices

● RoyStewart,BurchellsLLP–AboriginalYouthHomelessnessStudy(NBAPC)

● Dr.FredWien,Dalhousie–SocialAssistanceOnReserveResearch

- NavigatorEastRoom

2:15pm-2:30pm HEALTHBREAK

2:30pm-3:30pm TheRightRelationship:ReimaginingtheImplementationofHistoricalTreatiesChair-ChristinaGray,IBABoardMember

● MichaelCoyle,WesternUniversity,FacultyofLaw● SaraSeck,AssociateProfessor,SchulichSchoolofLaw,DalhousieUniversity

3:30pm–4:00pm ClosingKeynote:● TumaYoung,CapeBretonUniversity

4:30pm ClosingComments–ConferenceCo-Chairs-BrooksArcand-Paul,IBABoardMember&JocelynFormsma,Nahwegahbow,Corbiere

5:00pm INDIGENOUSBARASSOCIATIONANNUALGENERALMEETING

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SpeakersBiographies

BrooksArcand-Paul(sîpîysis)kipohtakaweinhokiya,isamemberoftheAlexanderFirstNationwhichadheredtoTreaty6byBrooks’câpân,catchistahwayskum.BrookscurrentlyresidesinCalgarywhileworkingontheTsuut’inaNation.HereceivedhisJurisDoctorfromtheUniversityofOttawa,withspecialaccreditationinAboriginallawandIndigenousLegalTraditions.Brookshasover10yearsofexperienceingovernment,Indigenousrightsandadvocacy,environment,corporaterelations,andeducation.In2016,hewasawardedwithanAlbertaAboriginalRoleModelaward.BrooksiscurrentlyanAssociateLawyerwithEagleLaw,andisaDirectorandthecurrentSecretaryontheIndigenousBarAssociation’sBoardofDirectors.

Dr.MarieBattisteisaMi'kmaweducatorfromPotlotekFirstNations,andprofessorinEducationalFoundationsattheUniversityofSaskatchewan.AseniorIndigenousscholar,herworkadvancingIndigenousknowledgeandpedagogies,decolonizationandIndigenizingtheacademyinherresearch,publicationsandtalkshasearnedheranINDSPIREAwardforhercontributionsineducation,fourhonorarydegrees,andafellowshipwiththeRoyalSocietyofCanada.Shehaspublishedwidely,includingeditedbooks,VisioningMi’kmawHumanities:IndigenizingtheAcademy(CBUPress,2017);LivingTreaties:NarratingMi’kmawTreatyRelations(CapeBretonUniversityPress,2016);ReclaimingIndigenousVoiceandVision(UBCPress,2000)andFirstNationsEducationinCanada:TheCircleUnfolds(UBCPress,1995).ShehasalsoauthoredDecolonizingEducation:NourishingtheLearningSpirit(PurichPress,2013),andco-authoredProtectingIndigenousKnowledgeandHeritage:AGlobalChallenge(PurichPress,2000),withJ.YoungbloodHenderson.

CalebBehnisEh-choDeneandDunne-ZafromTreatyNo.8inNortheasternBC.CalebistheExecutiveDirectorofthe‘KeepersOfTheWater’,aSeniorResearcherattheCentreforInternationalGovernanceInnovationandtheChairoftheKnowledgeTranslationWorkingGroupfortheDecolonizingWaterResearchCollective.HeisagraduateoftheUniversityofVictoriaLawProgramandCalebholdsaConcentrationinEnvironmentalLawandSustainability.Calebwasthesubjectoftheaward-winningdocumentaryfilm"FracturedLand".Hiscurrentresearchfocusesuponunconventionalenergy,indigenouslawandwatergovernance.

VictorCarter-JuliangrewupinBoston,Halifax,PictouLandingFirstNation,andSipekne'katik.HehascarriedonnomadictraditionsandlivesinSaskatoon,fornow!Victor'sfocusremainedonIndigenoussocietiesandlawswhileattendingSt.FXandDalhousie.In2014VictorreceivedhisJDandwentontoArticleatSemaganisWormeinSaskatoon,Saskatchewan.HewascalledtotheSaskatchewanbarin2015.VictornowworksaslegalcounselatFederationofSovereignIndigenoNations.Heloveshepositionbecauseitallowsopportunitiestohavemeaningfulinteractionsinthecommunityandwithvariouslevelsofgovernment.Victorisalsoamusicalartist.Heisarapperbytradeandisworkingonthesinging.YoucanlearnmoreaboutVictor,hiswritings,adventures,andhismusicbyvisitingthecartervic.com

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MichaelCoyleisanAssociateProfessorandAssistantDeanofGraduateStudiesattheUniversityofWesternOntario’sFacultyofLaw.HeearnedhisLLMfromOsgoodeHallin1998andhasbeenamemberoftheLawSocietyofUpperCanadasince1984.HisresearchinterestsrelatetoIndigenousrightsanddisputeresolutiontheory.ProfessorCoylehaspublishedmanyarticlesonthestatusoftreatiesandsystemicissuesrelatingtothenegotiatedsettlementofIndigenousrightsclaims.HehasbeentherecipientofaUWOinternationalresearchgranttoinvestigatetheroleofpowerrelationsinindigenousdisputeresolution,andin2008hewasnamedthefirstMacCormickFellowbytheUniversityofEdinburghLawSchool.In2011Michaelreceivedathree-yearSSHRCresearchgranttoinvestigatethelegalparadigmsthatmightbeappliedtogovernthemodernimplementationofhistoricaltreaties.In2017hereceivedanotherSSHRCgranttosynthesisethepublishedliteratureontherevitalizationofIndigenouslegalordersinCanada.AlongwithJohnBorrows,heistheco-editorofTheRightRelationship:ReimaginingtheImplementationofHistoricalTreaties(UofTPress,2017).OonaghFitzgerald,DirectorofCIGI’sInternationalLawResearchProgram.OonaghoverseesCIGI’sinternationallawresearchagendawhichincludespolicyrelevantresearchonissuesofinternationaleconomiclaw,environmentallaw,intellectualpropertylawandinnovation,andIndigenouslaw.Shehasextensiveexperienceasaseniorexecutiveprovidinglegalpolicy,advisoryandlitigationservicesandstrategicleadershipininternationallaw,nationalsecurity,publiclaw,humanrightsandgovernancetoseveralfederaldepartmentsincludingJusticeCanada,NationalDefenceandtheCanadianForces,andthePrivyCouncilOffice.OonaghhastaughtattheUniversityofOttawa,aswellasCarletonUniversity,l’Institutinternationaldudroitdel’hommeinStrasbourg,andtheInternationalInstituteofHumanitarianLawinSanRemo.ShehasaB.A.(honours)offineartsfromYorkUniversity,anLL.B.fromOsgoodeHallLawSchool,andwascalledtotheBarofOntarioin1983.SheholdsanLL.M.fromtheUniversityofOttawa,anS.J.D.(DoctorofJuridicalScience)fromtheUniversityofToronto,andanM.B.A.fromQueen’sUniversity.JocelynFormsmaisamemberoftheMooseCreeFirstNation,wasbornandraisedinMushkegowukTerritoryinNortheasternOntarioandcurrentlyresidesnearRamaFirstNationinCentralOntario.JocelyncompletedbothherHonoursBachelorsofSocialSciencesandJurisDoctor(JD)attheUniversityofOttawa.Shehasover16yearsofexperienceintheareasofIndigenousrightsandadvocacy,Indigenouschildren’srights,socialdevelopment,youthengagement,media,andinternationaladvocacy.ShehasworkedandvolunteeredforanumberofIndigenousandnon-profitorganizationsatthelocal,regional,nationalandinternationallevels.Shehasalsobeeninvolvedinpromotingreconciliationinchildwelfare,wastherecipientoftheCanadianCoalitionontheRightsofChildren's2009Child'sRightsAward,andisanalumnioftheGovernorGeneral’sCanadianLeadershipConference(2015).JocelyniscurrentlyanAssociateLawyerwithNahwegahbow,CorbiereGenoodmagijigBarristersandSolicitors,aboardmemberoftheNationalIndianChildWelfareAssociation,andtheChairpersonoftheAboriginalPeoplesTelevisionNetwork(APTN)BoardofDirectors.–PhotoAPTN

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KathyL.Hodgson-SmithisamemberofthetraditionalknowledgeexpertgroupattheCentreforInternationalGovernanceandInnovation'sInternationalLawResearchProgram.ShepracticescriminalandAboriginallawinSaskatoonandhaslitigatedinalllevelsofcourt.ShehasworkedonnumerousnationalpolicyinitiativesfortheMétisNationalCouncil(MNC).ShehasalsogivenevidenceattheCanadianAboriginalAffairsStandingCommitteeontheeffectsofMcIvordecisionontheMétis.ShehasresearchedandpresentedonMétisAboriginalrightslawandtraditionalknowledgeatlocal,provincial,national,andinternationalforumsandconductedresearchfortheRoyalCommissiononAboriginalPeoples,theCanadianEducationAssociationandtheCanadaCouncilonLearningandconductstraditionalland-usestudiesfortheMétis.Internationally,shealsorepresentstheMNContheUnitedNationsWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization(WIPO)CommitteeontheProtectionofIndigenousTraditionalKnowledgeandGeneticResources,andontheCanadianDelegationtotheConventiononBiologicalDiversity.

RogerD.Jones,B.A.,LL.B.,IPCCouncilMemberoftheSagamokAnishnawbek,Robinson-HuronTreatyTerritory.GraduateofLaurentianUniversityandOsgoodeHallLawSchool.CurrentlyworkingasanIndependentConsultant,formerlyworkedasaLegalandPolicyAdvisorforOntarioRegionalChief,ChiefsofOntario;SeniorLegalCounsel-AssemblyofFirstNations;AssistantProfessor-UniversityofSudbury,NativeStudiesDepartment;CurriculumDeveloper-UniversityofSudbury,AboriginalPeoplesLegalEducationCertificateProgram;Partner-Nahwegahbow,Jones,Hawken,Barristers&Solicitors;HumanRightsInternship-IndianLawResourceCentre,Washington,D.C.Mr.JonesistherecipientoftheDistinguishedAboriginalLawyerAchievementAward-NativeLawCentreofCanada;IndigenousPeoplesCounsel,IndigenousBarAssociation;andNationalAboriginalAchievementAward.Dr.KonstantiaKoutoukiisaProfessorofLawattheUniversitédeMontréal,LeadCounselforNaturalResourceswiththeCentreforInternationalSustainableDevelopmentLawatMcGillUniversityandExecutiveDirectorofNomomenteInstitute.Herresearchexaminesthelinksbetweeninternationaltrade,intellectualproperty,andenvironmentalprotection.Shehasextensiveexperienceworkingonissuesconcerningsocial,economicandculturaldevelopmentofIndigenousandlocalcommunities,aswellasthepreservationofnaturalspacesandtraditionalknowledge.Shehasfirst-handexperiencewithIndigenousandlocalcommunitiesaroundtheworld,whereshehasspentmuchtimeasaguestandresearcher.Mr.JusticeRogerR.Lafrenière. BorninSaint-Boniface,Manitoba.EducationatUniversityofManitobaLawSchool,1982.AdmittedtotheBarofManitobain1983andtheBarofOntarioin1996.PractisedasanassociatewiththelawfirmofMarcoux,Bétournay,LaBossièreinSaint-Boniface,Manitobafrom1984to1987.CounselwiththeWinnipegRegionalOfficeoftheFederalDepartmentofJustice.From1990to1995,counselforTreasuryBoardLegalServicesUnit,Ottawa.AppointedRegionalDirectoroftheWinnipegRegionalOfficeoftheFederalDepartmentofJusticeinMay1997.AppointedProthonotaryoftheFederalCourtofCanadaattheTorontoLocalOffice,April1,1999.SinceJuly2,2003,thedateofthecomingintoforceoftheCourtsAdministrationServiceAct,ProthonotaryoftheFederalCourt.AppointedJusticeoftheFederalCourt,andexofficiomemberoftheFederalCourtofAppeal,onJune8,2017.Address:FederalCourt,Ottawa,ON,K1A0H9.

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Marie-ClaudeLandry,Ad.E.,istheChiefCommissioneroftheCanadianHumanRightsCommission,havingbeenappointedtoaseven-yearterminMarch2015.Priortoherappointment,shewasafoundingpartneroflawfirmLandry,Boucheretassociés.Ms.Landryisadecoratedandsought-aftercommunityleaderinQuebec’sEasternTownshipswhereshehasadvocatedforbetterhealthandpalliativecare,strongerlocalbusinessesandhealthycommunitydevelopment.Hervaluablecommunityandlegaladvocacyhaveledtonumerouspositionsandawardsofdistinction,includingthetitleofLawyerEmeritusandtheMeritAwardfromtheBarreaudeBedford.In2015Ms.LandrywasawardedthekeystotheCityofCowansvilleandnamedPersonalityoftheYearbythecommunityofBrome-Missisquoi.Alwaysconsciousofplacingpeopleattheheartofheractions,Ms.LandryintendstouseherleadershippositioninhumanrightstocontinueprotectingpeopleinvulnerablecircumstancesandworkingwithcommunitiesacrossCanadainaspiritofengagementandcollaboration.ShelivesinOttawa,Ontario.

KathleenLickersisaSenecafromtheSixNationsoftheGrandRiverinSouthernOntario.ShehasearnedaBachelorofArtsDegreefromtheUniversityofWesternOntario,andanL.L.B.fromtheUniversityofOttawa.UponhercalltotheOntarioBarin1995,KathleenwaslegaladvisorandthenCommissionCounseltotheIndian(Specific)ClaimsCommission.Duringherearlycareer,KathleenjoinedtheTorontoLawFirmofBlake,Cassels&GraydonasLegalCounselwhereshejoinedthelitigationteamintheactionofSixNationsvAttorneyGeneralofCanada.InSeptember2003,KathleenestablishedherownlawofficeatSixNationswhere,amongstothermatters,sheservesasanExternalAdvisortotheOfficeoftheAuditorGeneralofCanada;anAdvisortotheAssemblyofFirstNations,hasactedasCo-CounseltotheChiefsofOntarioduringtheIpperwashInquiry.Kathleenisafrequentlecturerandherextra-curricularactivitieshaveincludedpastCo-ChairofRotiio’taties,pastboardmembertoNativeEarthPerformingArts,formerChairoftheBoardofTrusteesoftheE.PaulineJohnsonEstateatChiefswoodandpastTreasureroftheIndigenousBarAssociation.KorenLightning-Earle,’00BA(Rec/Leisure),’04BA,’07LLB,BlueThunderbirdWoman,isCreefromSamsonCreeNation.SheistheIndigenousInitiativesLiaisonattheLawSocietyofAlberta.SheisPresidentoftheIndigenousBarAssociation,Vice-PresidentofKasohkowewChildWellnessSociety,BoardMemberforFirstNationsCaringSociety.ShewasrecentlyawardedtheAlumniHorizonAwardfromtheUniversityofAlberta.KorenIsalumnioftheGovernorGeneral’sCanadianLeadershipConference.ShewasanelectedcouncilmemberforSamsonCreeNationfrom2011-2014andisco-founderofHub,acommunitymobilizationprogramtohelpreducecrime.TheHonourableMichaelMacDonald,ChiefJusticeofNovaScotia,wasbornandraisedinWhitneyPier,NovaScotia.HereceivedhisB.A.atMountAllisonUniversity,hisLL.B.atDalhousieUniversity,andwascalledtotheBarin1979.Asalawyer,hepracticedwithBoudreau,Beaton&LaFosse,andlaterwithStewartMcKelveyStirlingScales.HewasappointedajudgeoftheNovaScotiaSupremeCourtin1995andanAssociateChiefJusticethreeyearslater.Hebecamethe22ndChiefJusticeofNovaScotiain2004andcurrentlysitsontheNovaScotiaCourtofAppeal.AmemberoftheCanadianJudicialCouncilfor18years,hehaschairedseveralofitscommitteesandpresentlychairstheJudicialConductCommittee.InNovaScotia,heservesalongsidetheMinisterofJusticeontheAccesstoJusticeCoordinatingCommittee.HeismarriedtoBrendaandtheyhave3daughters.

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JasonMaddenismanagingpartnerofthelawfirmPapeSalterTeilletLLP.HeisagraduateofOsgoodeHallLawSchoolandcalledtothebarinOntario,Manitoba,Alberta,theNorthwestTerritoriesandYukon.HispracticeisprimarilyfocusedonlitigationinrelationtoAboriginalrightsandjurisdictions,thenegotiationandimplementationofmoderndaytreatiesandself-governmentagreementsaswellasconsultationandaccommodationissues.JasonisrecognizedasbeingattheforefrontintheadvancementofMétislawinCanada.HehasappearedbeforetheSupremeCourtofCanadainallofthecasesdealingwithMétisrightsissuesoverthelast15years,including,therecentDanielscase.HeiscurrentlycounselfortheManitobaMetisFederationintheirnegotiationswithCanadatoimplementtheSupremeCourtofCanada’s2013decisionbearingtheFederation’sname.JasonisacitizenoftheMétisNationandadescendantofthe‘HalfbreedsofRainyLakeandRiver’whocollectivelyadheredtoTreaty#3in1875.JoeB.MarshallwasborninMembertou,nowlivesinEskasoniandhasbeenaSeniorMi'kmaqAdvisortoKMKNOsince2004.JoeB.guidestheMi'kmaqandtheAssemblyofNovaScotiaMi'kmaqChiefsastheyproceedthroughnegotiationswiththeProvinceofNovaScotiaandthefederalgovernment.JoeB.isafoundingmemberoftheUnionofNovaScotiaIndiansandassistedwiththeformationoftheMi'kmawEthicsWatch-asetofprinciplesandprotocolswhichwouldprotecttheintegrityandculturalknowledgeoftheMi'kmawpeople.JoeB.,agraduateofDalhousieUniversitySchoolofLaw,hasspenthisentirecareeradvocatingfortherightsoftheMi'kmaqandhasbeenguidedbytheknowledgethatoneday,allofthediscussionsandnegotiationsthathehasbeenapartof,willaffecthisgrandchildren.Hehasalwaysmaintained,“thisisforourgrandchildren'sfuture.”CandiceS.MetallicisacitizenoftheListugujMi’gmaqNation.ShewascalledasamemberoftheprovincialbarinBritishColumbia(1997)andOntario(2006),andcurrentlypracticesasaPartnerwithMauriceLawBarristers&Solicitorssince2009.HerofficeisbasedonthereserveoftheAlgonquinsofPikwakanaganFirstNationinOntario.CandicedevotesherpracticetotheprotectionandimplementationofAboriginalandTreatyrightsforFirstNationclients.Candice’spracticecurrentlyfocusesonassistingFirstNationsindevelopinggovernanceandeconomiccapacity;preparingandnegotiatingtheresolutionoflandclaimsandnaturalresourceagreements;andtheimplementationofTreaties.Aspartofthiswidepracticearea,CandicealsoadvisesontheapplicationofthelawrelatedtoconsultationandaccommodationofFirstNationrightsandinterests,fisheries,citizenshipandhumanrights.CandicedevelopedanexpertiseinIndigenousLawthroughhervastanddiverseexperience,beginninginherearlyyearsbyworkingwiththeAboriginalJusticeClinicinVancouver,BritishColumbiawheresherepresentedunder-privilegedIndigenouspeoplesinthecriminaljusticesystem;whilepractisingasanassociatewithBlake,Cassels&GraydonLLPinconstitutionallitigationforFirstNations,includingtheseminalcaseofDelgamuukwv.BritishColumbiaattheSupremeCourtofCanada;aslegalcounseltotheformerIndianClaimsCommission,whichwasaCommissionofInquiryexaminingFirstNationspecificclaims;asin-houselegalcounseltotheAssemblyofFirstNationsandascounseltotheHonourableFrankIacobucciinthe“IndependentReviewofFirstNationsonJuriesinOntario.”CandicehasalsorecentlybeganactingascounseltoSenatorMurraySinclairintheInvestigationintotheThunderBayPoliceServicesBoard.ShealsoservesontheIndigenousAdvisoryGroupfortheLawSocietyofUpperCanada.

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NaiomiMetallicisfromtheListugujMi’gmaqFirstNationinGespe’gewa’gi.NaiomiW.MetallicisanassociateprofessorattheSchulichSchoolofLawatDalhousieUniversity,wheresheholdstheChancellor’sChairinAboriginalLawandPolicy.SheholdsaBA(Dalhousie),anLLB(Dalhousie),anLLL(Ottawa)andanLLM(Osgoode).ShewasalsoalawclerktotheHon.MichelBastaracheoftheSupremeCourtofCanadain2006-2007.NaiomistillcontinuestopracticelawwithBurchellsLLPinHalifax(whereshepracticedfornearlyadecadebeforejoiningthelawschool,primarilyinthefirm’sAboriginallawgroup).ShehasbeennamedtotheBestLawyerinCanada®listinAboriginallawsince2015.Asalegalscholar,sheismostinterestedwritingabouthowthelawcanbeharnessedtopromotethewell-beingandself-determinationofIndigenouspeoplesinCanada.Oluwatobiloba(Tobi)Moodyisapost-doctoralfellowwithCIGI’sInternationalLawResearchProgram.Tobiresearchesinternationallawandgovernancepertainingtointellectualpropertyfocusingontheprotectionoftraditionalknowledgeandgeneticresources.AformerstaffoftheWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization’sTraditionalKnowledgeDivision,TobiholdsaPh.D.inglobalIPlawfromQueen’sUniversity,wherehewasaVanierscholar,anLL.M.ininternationaltradeandinvestmentlawfromtheUniversityoftheWesternCapeinSouthAfrica,aB.L.fromtheNigerianLawSchoolandanLL.B.fromtheUniversityofIbadaninNigeria.

Dr.ValNapoleon,IndigenousPeoples’Counsel,LawFoundationChairofAboriginalJusticeandGovernance,Director,IndigenousLawResearchUnit.ValisCreefromSaulteauFirstNationandanadoptedmemberoftheGitanyow[Gitksan]nation.SheestablishedtheIndigenousLawResearchUnit(ILRU),adedicatedacademicresearchcentrehousedintheFacultyofLawattheUniversityofVictoria.WiththeILRU,theypartnerwithIndigenouscommunitiesacrossCanadatosubstantivelyarticulateandrebuildIndigenouslaw(e.g.,harmsandinjuries,disputemanagement,landsandresources,water,andmarinemanagement,gender,andjustice).Val’sdoctoralresearchfocusedonasubstantivearticulationofGitksanlawandthedevelopmentofaGitksanlegaltheory.ShewasawardedtheUniversityofVictoria’sGovernorGeneral’sGoldMedalformydissertationentitledAyook:GitksanLaw,LegalOrder,andLegalTheory.Shepublishesandteachinareasofaboriginallegalissues,Indigenouslegaltraditionsandmethodologies,Indigenouslegaltheories,indigenousfeminisms,oralhistories,restorativejustice,citizenship,andgovernance.Shealsoteachespropertylaw.Ms.DeliaOpekokewisfromtheCanoeLakeCreeFirstNation,Saskatchewan.SheattendedtheBeauvalandLebretIndianResidentialSchoolsfor11years.ObtainedherBachelorofLawdegreefromOsgoodeHallLawSchool,atYorkUniversity,Toronto,in1977,andwascalledtothebaroftheLawSocietyofUpperCanadain1979,andthebaroftheprovinceofSaskatchewanin1983.HaslawofficeinToronto.FirstIndigenouswomanlawyerinOntario(1979)andinSaskatchewan(1983).FirstwomancandidateforNationalChiefoftheAssemblyofFirstNations(1994).LawandJusticeAwardfromtheIndspireAwards(2009).Women'sLawAssociationofOntario,President'sAward(2012).LifetimeAchievementAwardfromthe(FSIN)SaskatchewanWomen’sCommission’sAwards(2016).LawSocietyofUpperCanada,LawSocietyMedal(2013).Secretary-Treasurer,TreatyNo.10Gathering(2017).OsgoodeHallLawSchoolAlumniGoldKeyforLifetimeAchievement(2017).

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ChiefPaulProsperwasbornandraisedonthePaqtnkekFirstNationcommunity.HehasservedhiscommunityasChiefsinceDecember2013.AsaMi’kmaqlawyer,hehasextensiveexperienceinAboriginalissuesfromresearch,governanceandnegotiationsperspectives.Paulhasworkedinvariouscapacitiessuchas;ResearchDirectorwiththeConfederacyofMainlandMi’kmaq,Co-ManageroftheNovaScotiaAboriginalTitleProject,NegotiationsPreparednessCoordinatorwiththeMi’kmaqConfederacyofPEI,ProgramManageroftheMi’kmaqLegalSupportNetwork,LegalAdvisorfortheTreaty&AboriginalRightsResearchCentreofNovaScotia.HehastaughtMi’kmaqGovernanceandAboriginalandTreatyRightsforCapeBretonUniversity.Paulhasservedonseveralboardsandcommitteesandhasconductednumerouspresentationsinacademic,governmentandFirstNationsinstitutionalsettings.HehascollaboratedwithmanyAboriginalorganizations,governmentdepartmentsandthirdpartyinterestgroupsonnumerousprojects.Paulviewshispersonskillsetstobeinthedevelopmentofconstructiverelationshipsthat“bridgethegap”betweenAboriginal,corporateandgovernmentobjectives.ViolaRobinsonisatrustedandinspiringleaderfortheMi'kmaqofNovaScotia.Fromthe1970’sshehasworkedtoenddiscriminationagainsttheMi'kmaqpeople,advocatinginparticularforchangestosectionsoftheIndianActthatdiscriminatedagainstAboriginalwomen.ViolawascontributortothedevelopmentoftheMade-in-NovaScotiaProcess,asaseniorMi’kmaqadvisorandin2011wasappointedasLeadNegotiatorbytheAssembly.ViolaservedasPresidentoftheNativeCouncilofNovaScotiafrom1975to1990andasPresidentoftheNativeCouncilofCanadafrom1990to1991.ShewasoneofsevencommissionerswhotravelledacrossCanadawiththeRoyalCommissiononAboriginalPeoplesintheearly1990s.ViolareceivedanhonoraryDoctorateofLawsfromDalhousieUniversityandthenwentontostudylaw,graduatingwithalawdegreein1998.SheisarecipientoftheOrderofNovaScotiaandOrderofCanada.

DonRusnak,ParliamentarySecretarytotheMinisterofIndigenousServices,MPforThunderBay-RainyRiver.BornandraisedinNorthwesternOntario,DonRusnakhasdeeprootsinThunderBay–RainyRiver,andastheproudsonofUkrainianandAnishinaabe(Ojibway)parents,heunderstandsthediverseandpressingissuesfacinghiscommunity.Donhasextensiveprofessionalexperiencedrawingfromhisworkintheforestryindustry,publicsector,andfromhisownlegalpractice.WhileworkingwithManitobaHealth,DonhelpedtoimprovethedeliveryofhealthcareservicesforNorthernManitobans,andasaCrownProsecutorinEasternAlberta,heprosecutedcriminalandregulatoryoffences.Donhaslongdemonstratedstrongleadershipskills,havingservedastheinterimExecutiveDirectorforGrandCouncilTreaty#3inKenora.Donhasvolunteeredhistimewithmanyorganizations,suchastheOntarioJusticeEducationNetworkandtheMartinAboriginalEducationInitiative–agroupwhichimproveselementaryandsecondaryschooleducationoutcomesforAboriginalCanadiansthroughtheimplementationofspecificprogramsandtheapplicationofappropriateresearch.DonstudiedPoliticalScienceandIntegratedForestResourceManagementatLakeheadUniversity.In2001,DonattendedtheUniversityofManitoba,RobsonHallFacultyofLaw,andduringhisfinalyear,attendedOsgoodeHallLawSchooltostudyintheIntensivePrograminAboriginalLands,ResourcesandGovernments.

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RisaSchwartzisasolepractitioner,focusingoninternationallawandtheintersectionsbetweentradelaw,environmentallawandIndigenousrights.RisawasformerlyaseniorresearchfellowwiththeCentreforInternationalGovernanceandInnovation’sInternationalLawResearchProgram.Inthatrole,sheresearchedlawandpolicythatsupportedincreasingIndigenouspeoples’participationininternationallawandtreatymaking.RisahasalsoheldpositionsascounseltotheMinistryofAboriginalAffairsinOntario,andtheMinistryoftheEnvironmentandClimateChange,andworkedasalegalofficerattheWorldTradeOrganization.Sara.L.Seck.OriginallyfromNewfoundland,AssociateProfessorSaraL.Seck(BMus,MMus,LLB,PhD)joinedDalhousieUniversity’sSchulichSchoolofLawandMarine&EnvironmentalLawInstituteinJuly2017,havingbeenamemberoftheFacultyofLawatWesternUniversitysince2007.In2015,SarareceivedtheEmergingScholarshipAwardfromtheIUCN’sAcademyofEnvironmentalLawinrecognitionofherresearchcontributionsonsustainableminingandinternationalenvironmentallaw.Sheisco-directorwithNeilCraikoftheInternationalLawSummerInstitute,ajointeducationalinitiativeoftheBalsillieSchoolofInternationalAffairsandtheCentreforInternationalGovernanceInnovation’sInternationalLawResearchProgram,wheresheisaSeniorFellow.SaraisamemberoftheEditorialBoardoftheBusinessandHumanRightsJournal(CambridgeUniversityPress),andservesastheDeputyDirectorforNorthAmericaoftheGlobalNetworkfortheStudyofHumanRightsandtheEnvironment.DerekSimon-DerekisapartnerwithBurchellsLLP.Derek’spracticeisfocusedintheareasofAboriginal,CommercialandEnvironmentalLaw.HehasworkedwithawiderangeofIndigenousclientsacrossAtlanticCanadaincludinggovernments,individuals,businesses,not-for-profitorganizationsandfinancialinstitutions.Derekadviseshisclientsonvariouslegalissuessuchas:Consultation,NegotiationsandLitigationrelatedtomajorenergyandresourceprojects,includingenvironmentalassessmentsandimpactandbenefitagreements;TreatyImplementation,Self-GovernmentandLandClaimnegotiations;EconomicDevelopmentandTaxation;andGovernanceandLandManagement.HeservesontheexecutiveoftheCanadianBarAssociation’sNationalAboriginalLawSection.Derekhaswrittenandpresentedonvarioustopics,includingAboriginallaw,taxationandeconomicdevelopment,renewableenergy,andprotectedareas.DerekstudiedbusinessatWilfridLaurierUniversity,lawattheUniversityofVictoria,andIndigenouslawatVictoriaUniversityWellington(NewZealand).HehasCertificatesinNegotiationfromOsgoodeHallLawSchoolandIndigenousNegotiationSkillsTrainingfromtheBanffCentre.RoyT.Stewart-RoyStewartgrewupoff-reserveinNewBrunswick.RoyjoinedBurchellsLLPasanassociatelawyerimmediatelyafterbeingcalledtothebarinNovaScotiainJune,2017.RoyhasaBachelorofArts(Honours)fromSt.ThomasUniversity(2013)wherehestudiedsociologyandnativestudies.RoyobtainedhislawdegreefromtheUniversityofNewBrunswick(2016),wherehewasamemberoftheKawaskimhonMootTeam.PriortojoiningBurchells,Royworkedwithoff-reserveIndigenousorganizationsinaresearchercapacity.SincejoiningBurchells,RoyhascontinuedtobeinvolvedandassistIndigenousclients.

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JeanTeillet,IPC,OMN(B.F.A.,LL.B.,LL.M.),Counsel(formerpartner)tothelawfirmofPapeSalterTeilletLLP,inVancouverandToronto.Ms.Teillet’slegalcareerhasfocusedonAboriginalrightsandreproductiverights.FormanyyearsshewaslegalcounselfortheAssociationofOntarioMidwivesandtheMidwivesAssociationofBC.SheiscurrentlythechiefnegotiatorfortheStó:lōXwexwilmexw,acoalitionofsixStó:lōbandswhoarenegotiatingatreatyinthelowerFraserValleyinBC.Ms.TeilletwascounselattheSupremeCourtofCanadainPamajewon,Powley,TakuRiverandBeckmanandactedforintervenersinothercasesincludingBlais,MMF,Paul,Cunningham,Haida,DelgamuukwandBehn.ShealsoactedforanintervenerinDanielsattheFederalCourtofAppeal.Ms.TeilletmaintainsanactiveroleasapublicspeakerandprimarilyspeaksonAboriginalrights,identity,accesstojusticeandCharterissues.SheispublishedinmanyjournalsandlawbooksandistheauthorofMétisLawinCanada.Ms.TeilletiscurrentlywritingapopularhistoryoftheMétisNation,whichwillbepublishedbyHarperCollinsin2018.Ms.TeilletisanadjunctprofessoroflawatUBCwheresheteachesconstitutionallaw.SheisontheboardofIndspire,SavetheChildren,theAssociationofCanadianStudiesandsitsontheCanadianJudicialCouncilChairperson’sAdvisoryGroup.SheisaformerTreasurerandVice-PresidentoftheIndigenousBarAssociation,andwasthefirstrecipientoftheLawSocietyofUpperCanada’sLincolnAlexanderAward.In2011,theIndigenousBarAssociationawardedMs.Teilletthehonourabletitleof“IndigenousPeoplesCounsel”.In2012,shewasawardedtheQueenElizabethIIDiamondJubileeMedal.Shehasbeenawardedthreehonorarydoctorates:GuelphUniversity(2014),theLawSocietyofUpperCanada(2015)andUniversityofWindsor(2017).In2016,theAssociationofOntarioMidwivesmadeJeananhonorarylifetimememberinrecognitionofherservicestomidwivesandaboriginalwomen.Alsoin2016,theMétisNationalCouncilawardedJeanitshighesthonour,the“OrderoftheMetisNation”.Ms.TeilletisthegreatgrandnieceofLouisRiel.MaggieWente[B.A.,McGill;LLB/MSW;UofT]isamemberofSerpentRiverFirstNation,andisapartneratOlthuisKleerTownshendLLP.MaggieservesFirstNationsgovernmentsandtheirrelatedentities,advisingonTreatyandAboriginalrightsinlitigationandnegotiation,equalityforFirstNationspeople,IndianActmatters,governanceandserviceprovision,andemploymentandhumanrightslaw.MaggiehasappearedintriallevelandappealcourtsinOntario,NewfoundlandandLabrador,andFederalCourt,aswellinarbitrations,tribunals,andCoroner’sinquests.Maggieispast-PresidentandcurrentVice-PresidentoftheBoardofDirectorsatAboriginalLegalServices.ShewasaCommissionerattheOntarioHumanRightsCommissionfrom2006to2015.Maggieislistedas“ConsistentlyRecommended”byLexpertMagazineinthefieldofAboriginalLaw.MaggieisamemberoftheOntariobarandtheNewfoundlandandLabradorbar.

FredWienhasanHonoursB.A.inPoliticalStudiesandSpanishfromQueen’sUniversity(1962-66),andanM.A.andPhD.inDevelopmentSociology,GovernmentandLatinAmericanStudiesfromCornellUniversity(1966-71).HeservedasDirectoroftheMaritimeSchoolofSocialWorkatDalhousieUniversityfrom1981-86.Between1992-96,Dr.WienservedastheDeputyDirectorofResearchattheRoyalCommissiononAboriginalPeopleswhereheheadedtheresearchprogramonemploymentandeconomicdevelopment.Atthenationallevel,hehasservedasamemberandchairoftheAdvisoryBoardfortheInstituteofAboriginalPeoplesHealth(IAPH/CIHR).HeistheNominatedPrincipalInvestigatorforamajorresearchgrantfromCIHRfortheproject:“APovertyReductionApproachtoImprovingtheHealthandWell-beingofFirstNationCommunitiesinCanada”.HeisalsotheNPIforaCIHR-fundedprojecton“BuildingaSocialPolicyFrameworkfortheHealthandWell-beingofMi’kmaqCommunitiesinNovaScotia”.HewasmadeaMemberoftheOrderofCanadainDecember,2015.

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ChiefJudgePamelaS.Williams-ChiefJudgeWilliamswasappointedajudgeoftheProvincialandFamilyCourtsofNovaScotiainSeptember2003.Shehaspresidedoveradultandyouthcriminalproceedingsandoccasionalfamilycourtmatters.BetweenOctober2006andAugust2010,shewastheprimaryYouthCourtJudgeintheMetroYouthJusticeCourt.SincethenshehasbeenthededicatedjudgefortheNovaScotiaMentalHealthCourt.Shealsopresidesinadultcriminalcourt.SheservedasAssociateChiefJudgeoftheProvincialandFamilyCourtfromApril26,2011untilFebruary26,2013,whenshewasappointedChiefJudgeoftheProvincialandFamilyCourtfortheProvinceofNovaScotia.Priortoherappointment,shewasastafflawyerwithNovaScotiaLegalAidfornearly20years.Duringthattime,sherepresentedadultsandyouthintheareasoffamilylawandcriminallaw.ShewasalsoalegaladvocateforthementallyillwhoappearedbeforetheCriminalCodeReviewBoard.StuartWuttke,B.A.,LL.B.,LL.M.Mr.StuartWuttkecurrentlyservesasGeneralCounselfortheAssemblyofFirstNations.Mr.WuttkeoverseesalllegalmattersandcomplianceissuesfortheAssemblyofFirstNations.Inadditiontolegalrepresentationinthecourtsortribunals,Mr.WuttkeprovidesadviceonmattersrelatingtoAboriginalandtreatyrights,consultationandaccommodation,corporategovernance,andtheenvironment.HeactedascounselfortheAssemblyofFirstNationsinanumberofmattersbeforethecourtsrelatingtotheimplementationoftheIndianResidentialSchoolsSettlementAgreement.Priortothisrole,Mr.Wuttke’sworkfocusedontheenvironment,extendingtobothdomesticandinternationaldialoguesinavarietyofsubjects.Mr.WuttkealsoservedasLegalCounselfortheSouthernChiefs’OrganizationandGardenHillFirstNation.TumaT.W.YoungisaL’nu(Mi’kmaq),whogrewupinatraditionalmannerontheMalagawatchFirstNation.HehasaBachelorofArtsinMi’kmaqStudiesfromtheUniversityCollegeofCapeBreton;aBachelorofLawsfromtheUniversityofBritishColumbia;aMasterofLawsinIndigenousPeoplesLawandPolicyfromtheUniversityofArizona;andiscompletingaJSDprogramattheUniversityofArizona.Hisproposedthesisistitled“L’nuweyTplutaqan:UsingTraditionalL’nuLegalThoughtinCreatingContemporaryIndigenousGovernanceInstitutions”.TumawaselectedtoCouncilasaMemberAtLargein2015.HeisamemberoftheCodeofProfessionalConductCommittee,andpreviouslyservedontheSociety’sRaceRelationsCommittee,nowknownastheRacialEquityCommittee.TumawascalledtotheBarinJune2001,becomingthefirstMi’kmaq-speakinglawyerinNovaScotia.Currently,heworksasanAssistantProfessorinIndigenousStudies/PoliticalScienceatCapeBretonUniversity,wherehealsohasaProBonolawclinicforstudents,staffandcommunitymembers.Inthisclinic,heprovidesfreeinitialadviceand,ifnecessary,referralstooutsidelawyers.Tumaisalsotheco-principalonaresearchprojectthatisexaminingthehealthimpactsofMi’kmaqpeoplelivingonsocialassistance,andworkingwithdevelopinganewmodelofsocialassistancethatwillbeusedinFirstNationscommunitiesinNovaScotia.HisotherresearchareaisgatheringinformationtodocumentthelivesofTwo-Spirited(gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered)IndigenousPeoplesinAtlanticCanada.Inhissparetime,TumavolunteersasaboardmemberofbothNatureCanadaandasanadvisorymemberoftheFederationofLawSocietiesTruth&ReconciliationImplementationCommittee.TumaspendstherestofhisfreetimewithhispartnerNicolaasandworkingonhisphotographyportfolio

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