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Event Name

Indigenous Perspectives & Lived Experiences with the Legal System
Information Session
For: General public, Professionals
Provided by: Reach Canada - Equality and Justice for Persons with Disabilities

Date and Time

Wed Mar 10, 2021 (This event is over)
11:00 - 12:00pm

Location

Event Description

Join Reach Canada for a session on Indigenous perspectives and lived experiences with the Canadian legal system. Our speakers will be Keith Gordon, a lawyer based in the Akwesasne/Iroquois of St. Regis Territory and Jennifer Valiquette, court worker with the Odawa Native Friendship Centre.

The session will explore the systemic challenges that Indigenous peoples face with the Canadian legal system, as well as practical supports and resources.

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 11:00am-12:00pm

Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kduGrpj8pHd0rCqafDiVTj6P307-1_BWj

Registration for this event is free. Please consider making a contribution to Reach to support access to justice for people with disabilities. A charitable receipt will be provided for all contributions of $20 or greater. Reach Legal Education sessions are made possible with the generous support of the Ottawa Community Foundation.

More Info

613-236-6636

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This event is listed under these topics

Physical Disabilities
Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Métis (FNIM)
Physical Disabilities
Last modified Mar 7, 2021 2:19pm
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