PhoenixSerenityMar 21, 2023

(We are at a #CriticalPoint in time. #Canadian #courts are finally starting to #recognize #IndigenousLaws & #Indigenous peoples are remembering the #SpiritualLaws we were once forced to forget.
It can be #overwhelming — even for Indigenous #legal #professionals — to understand the weight that our spiritual laws & #responsibilities carry unless we are trained by #MedicinePeople & #connected to our #ancestral way of thinking.)

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6781527

#colonialism #Law #Justice #NativeRights

Maintaining the Canadian legal system is obstructing justice for Indigenous peoples

Although Indigenous peoples desperately need allies in the legal profession, at some point we should also recognize how the ongoing injustice seems to be paying off mortgages for many non-Indigenous professionals.

CBC
PhoenixSerenityMar 17, 2023

#Construction is now #underway for the long-awaited #NationalCentre for #IndigenousLaws (#NCIL ) at #UVic .
#LawFoundationOfBritishColumbia announced it is increasing its total commitment to NCIL to $11million, boosting initial $5million #funding #commitment to help complete the new centre. The foundation is #UVicLaw ’s largest #donor since the inception of the faculty in 1976.

https://businessexaminer.ca/victoria-articles/item/uvic-national-centre-for-indigenous-laws-construction-underway/

#Indigenous #FirstNations #NativeLaw #BritishColumbia #Canada #Canada #Lekwungen #CoastSalish

UVIC National Centre for Indigenous Laws Construction Underway | Business Examiner

VICTORIA - Construction is now underway for the long-awaited National Centre for Indigenous Laws (NCIL) at the University of Victoria. The Law Foundation of British Columbia announced it is increasing its total commitment to NCIL to $11 million, boosting their initial $5-million funding commitment to help complete the new centre.…

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