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