Historic Day for First Nations Policing: Royal Assent Received for Bill 175, Safer Ontario Act
On March 8, 2018, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) Board Chairman, Mike Metatawabin, celebrated the passing of the Safer Ontario Act. This groundbreaking legislation paves the way for the Nishn...
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The End to 11 Boil Water Advisories in Slate Falls First Nation
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, joined Slate Falls First Nation Chief Lorraine Crane and representatives of the federal and provincial governments to celebrate the opening of the community’s new water treatment plant today. Legal ...
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First Nations Leaders Call for Thunder Bay Police Chief’s Resignation In Wake of Scathing OIPRD Report
Today, the family of Stacy DeBungee and Indigenous political leadership will host a press conference to speak out on the new findings of the OIPRD report on the TBPS’ investigation into Stacy’s death. Related Posts CBC’s The National Features O...
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CBC’s The National Features OIPRD’s Damning Report on Thunder Bay Police’s Investigation into the Death of Stacy DeBungee
On March 4, 2018, CBC’s national news program, The National, featured a leading story on the OIPRD’s (Office of the Independent Police Review Director) report on the Thunder Bay Police Service’s (TBPS) investigation into the October 2...
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“’Driving While Black’: A Phenomenon All Too Frequent and Familiar”
On February 27, 2018, Julian Falconer was interviewed on The Morning Show, with Mike Stafford and Supriya Dwivedi on the issue of racial profiling. In the segment entitled, “Ien: Driving While Black in Canada,” Julian commented on popular, aw...
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2018 NAN East By-Law Summit Explores Indigenous Legal Traditions
Today, the Nishawbe-Aski Legal Services 2018 NAN East By-Law Summit begins in Timmins, Ontario. The conference runs until March 1, 2018, and discusses how “Indigenous Legal Traditions can and are being revitalized through band bylaws.” Falconers ...
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Gerald Stanley Acquittal Outrage Result of ‘Centuries of Oppression’
In an article published by CBC, Julian Falconer commented that, the outrage felt and expressed across the country following the verdict in the Gerald Stanley trial comes from years of injustice that have deeply eroded confidence of Indigenous peoples in C...
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Boushie Verdict: Proof of Systemic Racism in the Legal System
Today, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief, Alvin Fiddler, published an opinion exposé in the Toronto Star entitled, “Colten Boushie verdict more proof legal system plagued by systemic racism.” Grand Chief Fiddler wrote: “The acquittal of Geral...
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Tribunal Issues Significant Decision in First Nations Child Welfare
Today, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) issued a significant decision regarding First Nations child welfare. This decision contains a series of groundbreaking orders against Canada, requiring Canada to fund the actual cost of child ...
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Lack of Representation of First Nations People on Juries
On January 31, 2018, Julian Falconer was interviewed on CBC’s Power and Politics with Chris Hall. In the segment entitled “Exclusion of First Nation Jurors”, Julian discusses the tragic death of Colten Boushie, a 22-year-old Indigenous m...
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NAN Special Chiefs Winter Assembly 2018
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”) Special Chiefs Winter Assembly continues today at the Victoria Inn Hotel & Convention Centre in Thunder Bay, ON. Falconers LLP counsel Julian Falconer and Akosua Matthews are in attendance. Today, Wednesday, Ja...
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Falconers LLP Lawyer Receives Charles D. Gontheir Award
On Tuesday, January 26, 2018, Anthony Morgan of Falconers LLP was presented the Charles D. Gontheir Award, which was created by the Young Alumni Advisory Board of the Faculty of Law at McGill University in 2008. The Charles D. Gonthier Outstanding You...
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