'I don't like the word 'moderate' because I feel like it's already putting us at a disadvantage, like we're only allowed a moderate livelihood from a fishery that we have a right to.' Chief Darlene Bernard, Lennox Island First Nation @ buff.ly/3K811CG #IndigenousRights

#ICYMI We're excited to welcome our newest team members, Katie and Laurena, to First Peoples Law! Meet Katie and Laurena @ buff.ly/3gVhhGX

“These forests are not just resources – they are vital to our cultural identity and way of life.' Chief Victor Isaac, ‘Namgis First Nation @ buff.ly/3UB8a3c #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

#ICYMI Check out our First Peoples Law Report! This week’s edition includes Métis identity, environmental protection, pollution, community safety and more @ buff.ly/3yiiBRX #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

“Community has really been a way to ground myself in those moments of hardship.” Casey Caines, 2022 First Peoples Law Indigenous Law Student Winner @ buff.ly/2FQABqY

We're excited to welcome our newest team members, Katie and Laurena, to First Peoples Law! Meet Katie and Laurena @ buff.ly/3gVhhGX

'Obsidian Energy says we are being unrealistic in what we are asking them as a partner, but what is unrealistic about upholding Indigenous rights and respecting those you do business with?' Chief Issac Laboucan-Avirom, Woodland Cree First Nation @ buff.ly/4bzHruI #cdnpoli

This week’s edition includes Métis identity, environmental protection, pollution, community safety and more @ buff.ly/3yiiBRX #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

'Archaeology can look at a rock and date it, but why it's there and what it means … we're the only ones that can interpret that.' Jerry Potts, Piikani Nation @ buff.ly/4bBNq1Y #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

“It's hard treading the balance of who you are to your community and who you are in the law school.' Raven Richards, 2023 First Peoples Law Indigenous Law Student Winner @ buff.ly/2FQABqY

'Our history has always been put on the shelf and now we get the opportunity to take it out, dust it off and put it back to where it belongs: on the land.' Chief Frank Antoine, St'uxwtéws (Bonaparte First Nation) @ buff.ly/4ahPJ9E #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

'Reconciliation isn’t about making people feel good. It’s about tough conversations, and truth, however hard it is to hear.” Cheryl Casimer, First Nations Summit @ buff.ly/3UW22UK #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

'Ontario has an obligation to respect our Treaty rights. When forests are converted to plantations, all life is affected—we share these lands with all of Creation.' Elder Caroline Recollet, Wahnapitae First Nation @ buff.ly/3UBMaVR #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

'In meaningful consultation, you start out in a respectful way — not coming at us saying, ‘We’re going to do this whether you like it or not.' Chief Isaac Laboucan-Avirom, Woodland Cree First Nation @ buff.ly/3UUTbCv #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

'I’d stare at the empty hills and imagine my ancestors and the massive herds of buffalo moving across the land.' Tasha Hubbard, Cree Filmmaker @ buff.ly/3yl4uLj #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

“Some of the biggest challenges are all related to the lack of representation for Indigenous students in law schools.' Raven Richards, 2023 First Peoples Law Indigenous Law Student Winner @ buff.ly/2FQABqY

'Failing to enforce and prosecute our laws is discriminatory to First Nations and puts our communities at serious risk.' Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare @ buff.ly/3JRckyU #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

'The Algonquin Nation takes our role as stewards of the land very seriously.' Chief Greg Sarazin, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan @ buff.ly/3QCyFUJ #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

#ICYMI Check out our First Peoples Law Report! This week’s edition includes Red Dress Day, new federal oversight bodies, policing, Indigenous laws and more @ buff.ly/3JPXGIf #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

We are excited to once again offer our $10,000 Indigenous Law Student Scholarship as part of our commitment to supporting the development of Indigenous lawyers. Applications are now open until July 31, 2024 buff.ly/32yDDZZ