Legal Impacts of False Claims to Indigenous Identity
Gitxsan-Tsimshian lawyer Kirsten Barnes, Provincial Clinical Legal Director of Indigenous Justice Centres, joins the discussion with Dr. Darryl Leroux to reveal the emerging issues facing lawyers and the courts in this area.
Integrating Indigenous Practice in Board Governance
Incorporating Indigenous values into governance, policies and procedures advances reconciliation and builds more meaningful partnerships. Discover how to apply a reconciliation lens to engagement, trust-building and conflict resolution.
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Respecting and Preserving Indigenous Identities | 1.5 CPD
This session explores the fundamentals of Indigenous identity, key issues related to false claims and what non-Indigenous and Indigenous lawyers can do to appropriately protect against this.
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UNDRIP in Your Practice | 1.5 CPD
John Gailus and Nick Leeson lead this session by exploring the basics of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and to uncover how they impact your practice. All lawyers will benefit from this session, including those who work in law and policy reform.
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Building Business Relationships | 1.0 CPD
Using case studies, presenters explore different governance and decision-making structures that apply to Bands, Band Councils and Hereditary Chiefs. Participants will gain practice advice and strategies to build stronger business relationships with Indigenous communities.
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Working with Clients and Community in Practice | 1.5 CPD
Building trust with Indigenous clients and communities requires a step back to consider how our own attitudes, beliefs, and biases shape legal service delivery. Using practice-based scenarios, speakers show how to apply a trauma and culturally informed approach to practice to avoid retraumatizing and revictimizing Indigenous clients, witnesses, and communities.
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Economic Reconciliation - Working in a Colonial Framework | 1.5 CPD
Economic reconciliation involves reconnecting Indigenous communities – whose economies colonialism worked to segregate and destroy – with local, provincial and national economies. This program offers insights from leading experts about partnering with Indigenous businesses and Nations, the impacts of Law in Indigenous business settings, and the implications of working in a colonial framework.
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Indigenous Laws in Practice | 1.5 CPD
Our ability to work meaningfully and effectively with Indigenous clients and communities begins with a solid understanding of how Indigenous laws, legal orders, and principles intersect with the everyday practice of law. Participants learn to engage with key resources and community networks to design a practice that recognizes and respects Indigenous laws and perspectives on key legal issues.
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What the Public Sector Needs to Do to Move Reconciliation Forward | 1.5 CPD
This session explores a wider perspective on understanding and reclaiming Indigenous jurisdiction, how a new fiscal relationship could be developed between First Nations and Canada, and the role of First Nations as collectively an 11th province.
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What the Private Sector Needs to Do | 1.5 CPD
From the inclusion of Indigenous issues in environmental, social and corporate governance, to the representation and recruitment of Indigenous peoples on corporate boards and senior management, this webinar explores what the Private Sector can do to advance reconciliation.
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Creating Your Firm's Reconciliation Response Plan | 1.25 CPD
CBABC’s RRP for Law Firms helps firms advance reconciliation by maximizing awareness of the historical experiences of Indigenous people and improving relationships with Indigenous clients and colleagues. Presenters share how their firms implemented a RRP that reflect their firms’ values and business goals, and offer helpful advice on how to move to the next stage in developing an RRP for your firm.
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The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls | 1.5 CPD
Chief Commissioner Marion Buller discusses the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls. Learn about the Calls for Justice as a part of your commitment to learning the truth of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
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Utilizing the CBABC Reconciliation Response Plan in Your Firm | 1.5 CPD
CBABC guides law firms in response to the Calls to Action through adoption of a Reconciliation Response Plan. The RRP assists by aligning with a firm's business plan in an effort to maximize awareness and understanding of Indigenous concerns among corporate team members.
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An Introduction to UNDRIP and the Making of UNDRIP Law in Canada | 1.5 CPD
Gain an understanding of the significance of the Declaration and why some people, including Indigenous people, support the aspirations in the Declaration but are concerned about these becoming law. Learn about the legal meaning and risks associated with BC’s Bill 41, and potential future events.
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Truth & Reconciliation: Indigenous Rights and Title | 2.0 CPD
Experts in Aboriginal Law discuss colonial historical policies, an overview of the interpretations of “aboriginal title,” the evolution of cases from British Columbia, and more.
