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September 22, 2021
National Sixties Scoop exhibit in Prince Albert Public Library
A travelling exhibit that tells the history of the Sixties Scoop, and its survivors will be on display at the Prince Albert Public Library (125 12 St. East) on Monday, October 4, 2021, from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. The “Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of Alberta” (SSISA), in partnership with the Prince Albert Public Library and the Legacy of Hope...
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July 28, 2021
Truth and Reconciliation – Unmarked Residential School Graves
The Law Society of Saskatchewan joins with Saskatchewanians, Canadians and people around the world as we mourn the continuing discoveries of unmarked graves, mostly children, near former Indian Residential School sites throughout this country. We acknowledge the tragic history of residential schools here in Saskatchewan and across Canada. The ongoing process of discovery will inevitably result in further findings, each...
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July 8, 2021
Reading About Residential Schools and Indigenous Perspectives
By Alan Kilpatrick, Librarian In light of the recent residential school announcements, Law Society Legal Resources has put together a list of books about residential schools and Indigenous justice. These titles are available through our Legal Resources Library. Reach out to us or call us 306-569-8020 if you would like to read them. 21 things you may not know about...
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June 21, 2021
CBA Launches Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit
By Brad Regehr, CBA President When we know better, we can do better. Knowing we need to do better, however, is one thing; figuring out how to do it – or even where to start – is quite another. We need to have the uncomfortable conversations and need to address our past in order to move forward. We know that...
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September 30, 2020
Orange Shirt Day
Please join the Law Society in wearing an orange shirt to acknowledge Orange Shirt Day because every child matters. The annual Orange Shirt Day opens the door to global conversation on all aspects of residential schools. It arose from the story of a little girl who was taken away from her family and sent to a residential school. Her grandmother had...
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June 22, 2020
Métis Legal Issues Webinar on June 23
The Métis Legal Issues webinar is tomorrow, June 23 at 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm PST. Register here. Hosted by Courthouse Libraries BC, this 2-hour webinar will explore some of the history of Métis people in Canada and legal issues specific to Métis people. Our panel will include Justice Ducharme of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Jean Teillet, Senior...
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