Legal Services For Indigenous Individuals, Bands and Nations

advising on and challenging the validity, operability and applicability of federal and provincial laws on-reserve
Federal Court Judicial Reviews of First Nations governance decisions
Initiating and responding to claims Re: breaches of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Aboriginal Rights and Title advice, advocacy and negotiations
Referrals and the government’s duty to consult
Consultation, negotiation and implementation of Government-to-Government Agreements
Treaty Implementation
Constitution Development and Implementation
Council Governance - Orientation Manuals and Workshops
Custom Election Laws / Codes
Membership Laws / Codes
Indigenous Child Welfare / Child Protection Laws, Policies and Procedures
Education Laws (On-reserve Education Jurisdiction)
Financial Administration Laws and Policies
Dispute Resolution System Design

Indian Act By-laws
On-Reserve Housing Policies and Procedures
Advising on the legal impacts of becoming a Land Code First Nation under the First Nations Land Management Act
Individual Agreements and Land Codes for Developmental Land Code First Nations
Land Code Laws, Policies and Procedures for Operational Land Code First Nations
Legal advice and policy development regarding on-reserve land transactions
Dispute Resolution regarding First Nation lands, including disputes related to traditional land holdings and buckshee leases
Legal reviews of land use plans, environmental management plans, and other lands-related policies and plans

Structuring and advising “band-owned” entities, including corporations, societies and partnerships
Advising Chief and Council on their rights and obligations as shareholders
Preparing commercial agreements, including Joint ventures, business buy/sell, and shareholder agreements