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Iqaluit lawyer appeals contempt of court ruling, calls it ‘miscarriage of justice’ – Nunatsiaq News
May 3, 2023 Although she was acquitted, Crown lawyer Emma Baasch argues judgment has put her in ‘legal jeopardy’ before Nunavut Law Society An Iqaluit Crown lawyer acquitted of contempt of court earlier this year has filed an appeal, asking for the judgment to be voided and calling the case a miscarriage of justice. Emma […]
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Indigenous course to be mandatory for Yukon lawyers – CBC
Mar 01, 2023 ‘Cultural competency training is part of being a competent lawyer in the Yukon,’ says law society president Lawyers practicing in Yukon will soon be required to learn about Indigenous history, culture and laws. The Law Society of Yukon, the regulatory body for the territory’s lawyers, says it will develop Indigenous cultural competency […]
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N.W.T. gov’t joins court challenge of federal law central to Inuvialuit family legislation – CBC
Dec 08, 2022 IRC Chair Duane Smith says the challenge came as a complete reversal of co-operation until then The N.W.T. government has joined a Supreme Court of Canada legal challenge of federal legislation it once appeared to support. Bill C-92, or the Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, gives […]
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Inuvialuit Regional Corporation Celebrates the First Anniversary of the passing of the First Ever Inuvialuit Law – Inuvialuit Qitunrariit Inuuniarnikkun Maligaksat
On November 24, 2021, the IRC Board of Directors passed the Inuvialuit Qitunrariit Inuuniarnikkun Maligaksat (“Inuvialuit Family Way of Living Law”). IRC would like to recognize that today marks the one-year anniversary of this first ever Inuvialuit law, and further represents the growing strength, resilience and wellbeing of all Inuvialuit. This law was designed to […]
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Practicing Law North of 60: The Path of a Northern Lawyer – OKT
I’ve lived and practiced law across Northern Canada for nearly a decade. When I started this journey, it was just me, quite literally. My arrival in the North began in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. I was based in the hamlet of Cambridge Bay, or Iqaluktuttiaq meaning “good fishing place” in the area’s traditional Inuit language, […]
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Deportation of Herman Oyagak Deferred
December 2, 2021 We are pleased to announce that late yesterday afternoon, Herman’s immediate removal from Canada was cancelled. As Herman will not be deported at this time, OKT has not filed a constitutional challenge in Federal Court. We want to thank in particular the community of Aklavik who rallied around Herman, the Inuvialuit Regional […]
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Deportation of Herman Oyagak
November 26, 2021 Herman Oyagak, an Inuk who has been living in Aklavik, Northwest Territories for 3 years, is being deported. This deportation is an unjustified violation of Inuit inherent rights recognized under the United Nation Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) and section 35 of the Constitution Act of Canada. Herman is […]
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OKT proud to work alongside Inuvialuit on their landmark child and family services law – OKT
November 26, 2021 “For the first time in modern history, the Inuvialuit have passed a law for the Inuvialuit.” (NNSL Media, Nov. 24, 2021) It’s not a coincidence that this landmark step was taken by developing a law about Inuvialuit children, youth and families. We heard clearly from Inuvialuit leadership, staff, and community members about […]
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Inuvialuit Family Way of Living Law (Inuvialuit Qitunrariit Inuuniarnikkun Maligaksat) passes after community consultation
November 24th, 2021 Over the last year, we’ve been visiting communities to talk about how Inuvialuit want to care for their families and culture. Today, as a result of that consultation, the IRC Board passed the first Inuvialuit Law, which will make sure that Inuvialuit children and youth in care, as well as their families, […]
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Yellowknives Dene get $450,000 to advance reintroduction of Dene laws – NNSL Media
The federal government has committed $474,000 over four years towards the Yellowknives Dene First Nation’s Rebuilding Project, which is intended to re-establish a Dene system of law. The money will help with items such as consulting Dene knowledge-holders to provide insight on traditional laws and legal traditions, developing a framework to shift to the traditional […]
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