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May 30, 2018

New TRC Resource Added to the Law Society Website

By Sarah Rider Continuing Professional Development, Law Society of Saskatchewan We’re please to be able to share a great new resource in response to the TRC Calls to Action with our members. Our colleagues at The Advocates’ Society have graciously agreed to share a guide they have produced for lawyers working with Indigenous Peoples. Details related to the document were...

Truth and Reconciliation Information on the Law Society Website

By Sarah Rider CPD Program Coordinator, Law Society of Saskatchewan Did you know the Law Society has an entire page dedicated to our ongoing efforts to respond to the TRC Calls to Action? Well you do now! Truth and Reconciliation | Law Society of Saskatchewan Call to Action # 27 states: We call upon the Federation of Law Societies of...

Truth and Reconciliation – Call to Action #27

By Barbra Bailey Policy Counsel, Law Society of Saskatchewan Canada’s Residential School System for Aboriginal children was a government-sponsored education system created to separate Aboriginal children from their families and cultural heritage, thereby assimilating them into Euro-Canadian society. The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) recognized the damage inflicted by the residential schools and established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission...