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May 20, 2020
New Features in the Gladue Rights Research Database
Over the past year the Gladue Rights Research Database has had quite a number of enhancements. More than 900 of the existing entries have been edited and updated to better accommodate the kinds of queries that researchers were making. In addition, dozens of new d-base entries have been made relating to the newest scholarship appearing on the subject of the history...
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May 12, 2020
Indigenous Consultation Webinar with Osgoode PD on May 13
On Wednesday, May 13 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST, Regina lawyer Sonia Eggerman from MLT Aikins will join faculty from across Canada to present a webinar, “Consulting with Indigenous Communities During a Pandemic: What’s Different? What’s the Same?” hosted by Osgoode Professional Development. The free webinar addresses challenges that may arise during the consultation process, especially during these...
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February 10, 2020
Special Legal Skies Podcast Episodes from the CBA Mid-Winter Meeting
The Law Society set up a recording booth at the 2020 CBA Mid-Winter Meeting to discuss with panelists and attendees the latest trends in the legal profession. Our first three episodes in the series focuses on the President’s Forum about the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. S2E1 Part 1 – What does it take to...
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January 13, 2020
Notice to Day School Survivors
The Claims process for compensation under the “Indian Day Schools Settlement Agreement” will open on January 13, 2020. If you wish to make a claim for compensation under the settlement agreement, you will need to complete and submit the correct form. A copy of the settlement agreement and other information can be found at the following website: https://indiandayschools.com. You may...
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November 20, 2019
Gladue Rights Research Database Free and Open
The Gladue Rights Research Database provides lawyers, researchers and others with instant access to the insights and conclusions of more than 500 academic works related to the history of settler colonialism in Saskatchewan. It also includes a large and growing body of oral history resources and key archival documents. Gladue reports are pre-sentencing or bail hearing reports stemming from a landmark 1999...
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October 2, 2019
Indigenous lawyer from Sask. honoured by Law Society of Ontario
Canoe Lake Cree Nation member Delia Opekokew awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree Reposted from the September 26, 2019 CBC News article with the permission of Kelly Provost Canoe Lake Cree Nation member Delia Opekokew received an honorary doctor of laws from the Law Society of Ontario on Sept. 25 at the call to the bar ceremony in Toronto. (Supplied...
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