Law Society of Saskatchewan News National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day 2025
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National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day 2025
June 17, 2025June is recognized annually as National Indigenous History Month and June 21 as National Indigenous Peoples Day. These are opportunities to honour the rich histories, resilience, traditions, cultures, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples as well as to reflect and learn within the legal system and profession.
Continuing Professional Development
- CPD 422 – The Framework for Reconciliation: Understanding the UNDRIP and its implications for the practice of law in Saskatchewan
- CPD 400 – Māmawī Wīcihitowin: An Anti-Dominance Framework for a Bright Future of Reconciliation
The Law Society also has a list and analysis of opportunities for competency and awareness training related to Truth and Reconciliation.
Legal Resources Library Collection*
The Law Society’s Legal Resource Library has a collection of Indigenous titles and reading ideas about residential schools and Indigenous perspectives.
Legal Skies Podcast Episodes
- Legal Skies Podcast: S2E1_3 Beth Bilson-The Impact of the MMIWG National Inquiry
- Legal Skies Podcast: S2E1_2 Macrina Badger and Katrina Swan-National Inquiry MMIWG
- Legal Skies Podcast: S1E1 Prof. Keith Carlson-Gladue Rights Database
Additional learning
- Gladue Rights Research Database (Law Society of Saskatchewan, Legal Aid Saskatchewan, and the University of Saskatchewan)
- Gladue & Beyond Resource Guide (Canadian Bar Association)
- Indigenous Canada (University of Alberta)
- Indigenous Legal Orders – Professional Obligation to Learn: Practical Implications for Lawyers and Judges (Canadian Bar Association)
- Intersection between Aboriginal and Immigration Law (Canadian Bar Association)
- Overcoming Barriers in the Profession Series Panel 1: Indigenous Lawyers (Canadian Bar Association)
- The Path – Your Journey through Indigenous Canada (Canadian Bar Association)
Information and Organizations
* Members of the Law Society can borrow texts by contacting Legal Resources staff or by placing a request through the online catalogue. Members of the public can view print texts by visiting a Law Society Legal Resources library.