Our laws have been passed down through generations and continue to survive and exist. Due to loss of language and removal from our lands, documenting our laws for ourselves, our way, without outside influence or control is becoming more urgent.

Our language speakers are integral to preserving our knowledge and translating it for use today and into the future. You can play a role whether you speak your language or not because your cultural fluency and competence matters. Our laws remain relevant and need to remain relevant as we rebuild our communities and nations. Canadian society dismisses our legal traditions as invalid or inferior; we must break that messaging for ourselves for the benefit of our grandchildren.

There are great challenges from both internal and external sources in doing this work e.g. impacts of residential schools, lateral violence, Canada, etc.

Who should attend? Service providers, students, First Nations people. All are welcome.