This webinar was a part of the 2024 CBABC Advancing Reconciliation Series.
Continue your reconciliation journey this Fall with the return of Dr. Darryl Leroux from the of the University of Ottawa. Dr. Leroux co-led our 2023 session on Respecting and Preserving Indigenous Identities. This next session expands on his research into false claims of Indigenous identity to spotlight specific court cases. Kirsten Barnes of the BC First Nations Justice Council joins the discussion to reveal the emerging issues facing lawyers and the courts in this area, including an analysis of the key factors and reasons used by the courts to approve or deny these claims in different contexts.
Customize your PD: Missed your opportunity to attend our 2023 session and want the background knowledge for the 2024 session? Register for the Respecting and Preserving Indigenous Identities on-demand course to maximize your learning on this topic.
About Dr. Darryl Leroux
Darryl Leroux is an associate professor of political studies at the University of Ottawa. Since 2015, he has been researching the phenomenon of false claims to Indigenous identify made by white Canadians. Since the publication of Distorted Descent: White Claims to Indigenous Identity, he worked extensively with First Nation, Métis, and Inuit governments concerned about the impacts of the self-indigenization movement.
About Kirsten Barnes
Kirsten is a Gitxsan-Tsimshian lawyer and was born and raised in her home community of Gitanmaax First Nation, which she has been elected as the Chief.. She joined the BCFNJC as a Policy Lawyer and now serves as the Provincial Clinical Legal Director of Indigenious Justice Centres. Prior to joining BCFNJC, she practiced law at Callison and Hanna Indigenous Advocates for 6 years. Kirsten worked exclusively for Indigenous clients in diverse areas of the law with specific focus on Aboriginal Title and Rights, the application of Indigenous laws in child protection and family matters, First Nations economic development, and Indian Status appeals.
Kirsten holds a BA and B. Ed. from the University of Northern British Columbia and a J.D. from UBC Allard School of Law with a dual specialization in Aboriginal Law and Social Justice. Kirsten’s current areas of focus at the Justice Council include, the intersectionality of Indigenous child welfare and youth justice, policing, the resurgence of Indigenous Legal Orders, and the development of community-based justice programming.
Kirsten is honoured to work on the unceded and traditional territories of the Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw, Squamish Nation, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh Nation, in addition to the Syilx Nation (Westbank First Nation).
ACKNOWLEDGING FIRST NATIONS TERRITORIES
This webinar is hosted by CBABC, which is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage our members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada, past and present.
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