On April 18, 2024, Aboriginal Legal Services partnered with the Native Earth Performing Arts in association with National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre and Great Canadian Theatre Company, Ottawa to fundraise for the capital campaign. The play was called, “Women in The Fur Trade”. It was a comedy written by Francis Končan and Directed by Renae […]
Read more »The month of April was very busy as we prepared for the new “Sharing Our Stories to Help Each Other” program. We prepared the new space for the program and attended a fasting camp to prepare the new program volunteers. In addition, we met with the Mississauga of the Credit to speak on our partnership […]
Read more »“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” – J. DeweyI started working with Aboriginal Legal Services in 2014, moving from private practice in Kenora to Toronto, ON and for the first time experienced, what it was like to work in a non-profit, community-centered legal environment. Notwithstanding the most obvious differences, the most […]
Read more »The Honoring Ceremony is held to honour those who have successfully completed the diversion program with the Community Council Program and those that contribute to the program through their dedication of healing our community through volunteer work, court support, and community engagement.This year’s Honoring Ceremony brought many of us together for a wonderful feast, drumming, […]
Read more »On March 22, 2024, Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) Indigenous Knowledge Keeper Program hosted a conference on Indigenous Legal Traditions. The venue, Gathering Place on the Grand, is located on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory.During the day, Tehahenteh, Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, discussed Justice and the Great Law (Kaianere’kó:wa). The Honourable […]
Read more »The Bundle Building program began in February 2024. It sought to engage children between the ages of seven and eleven years old to create their own sacred bundles. The program was offered over a six-week period once weekly at 4201 Kingston Road at Gabriel Dumont Non-Profit Housing. Each group began with a smudge and the […]
Read more »This past January, ALS submitted a proposal to Solicitor General of Ontario to provide wrap-around services and cultural activities for men that are on probation and parole. We have successfully secured funding and duly signed the agreement. To ensure we have access to ceremonies and land-based teachings, we have secured a partnership with the Anishinaabe […]
Read more »The month of March has been very exciting as we had a joint media announcement with the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Honourable Arif Virani. As busy as it is the end of the year, the Community Council and Indigenous Knowledge Keeper program held events recognizing their clients and volunteers. We are […]
Read more »My name is Randy Kakegamick. I am Indigenous, parents from different communities that met here in Ottawa Ontario. Things have changed for the better in my life in the past seven plus years. With the help of a Gladue writer I was able to share my past with courts of Canada.Since 2016 I have not […]
Read more »Ottawa, Ontario- On January 24th and 25th, 2024, Aboriginal Legal Services Executive Director, Chantell Barker and Program Manager, Ryan Welsh, attended the Indigenous Child and Family Well-being Conference in Ottawa. This conference hosted by the Association of Native Child and Family Services Agencies of Ontario (ANCFSAO) and Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services had over […]
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