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June 1, 2023


The Way It Is – Our Growing and Necessary Re-Connection to Indigenous Laws

First Peoples Law Report: By Tumia Knott, spaləl̕  Indigenous Laws refer to laws or ways of being rooted in inherent and generational Indigenous teachings and connections to land, place, spirit, and each other.  In my own community of Kwantlen First Nation, with traditional villages on both sides of the now urbanized lower Fraser River east of...

October 13, 2022


UBCIC backs Turpel-Lafond after investigation questions her Indigenous heritage

It is up to Indigenous communities to determine who belongs, not media, union says NationTalk: Chemainus Valley Courier – Union of BC Indian Chiefs The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says it’s standing with Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, after a CBC News investigation was released Wednesday (Oct. 13), questioning her claims to Cree heritage. In...

January 20, 2021


“Indigenous Laws and Canadian Courts” Aboriginal Law Report

First People’s Law through their Aboriginal Law Report have published an insightful article explaining the differences between Indigenous Law and Aboriginal Law: “Indigenous Laws and Canadian Courts” by Kate Gunn and Cody O’Neil Indigenous Law vs. Aboriginal Law Aboriginal law, created by Canadian courts and legislatures, is about the legal relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the...

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