indigenous law

The more Amanda Carling learned about the colonial laws that took children, resources and economic opportunities away from Indigenous people, the more she wanted to dismantle it.

The federal government is expected to start distributing the money in 90 days, starting with $200,000 to each of the 325 First Nations involved to develop funding proposals.

At 32, linguist and storyteller Lindsay Borrows has practised law, written a book, introduced hundreds of law students to her people’s world view and is contributing to the revitalization of the Anishinaabe legal system.

'We're not developing a strategy that's going to sit on a shelf somewhere," said lawyer Doug White, chair of the BC First Nation Justice Council. "We're developing a strategy that will be guiding the work of every single person in the criminal justice system in this province.'

Canada's minister of Indigenous Affairs says she understands some families of missing and murdered aboriginal women are still frustrated about the pace of a national inquiry.

Relatives who poured out heart-wrenching stories of their missing or murdered loved ones in Yukon say the national inquiry must keep listening and adapting as it moves on.