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Our clients are our practice. Celebrating 25 years of representing Indigenous governments in a wide range of legal matters with a specialization in finding creative solutions and negotiating forward-looking agreements. 

Impact Benefit & Participation Agreements

  • Strategic Planning & Negotiation 

  • Community Ratification Processes

  • Implementation of Agreements

Business & Economic Development

  • Realization of Business Opportunities

  • Incorporations, Joint Ventures, & Partnerships

  • Buying & Selling Businesses

Employment 

  • Employment Agreements

  • Professional Services Contracts

  • Employment and Privacy Policies

  • Recruitment, Discipline, and Termination

  • Wrongful Dismissal Defence

Band Governance

  • Band Bylaws and Resolutions

  • Custom Election & Membership Codes

  • Decision-Making Policies & Procedures

  • Financial Administration & Taxation Laws

Reserve Development

  • Land Use Policy and Codes

  • Reserve Land Designations

  • Leases, Permits, & Rights-of-Way

  • Additions to Reserve

Society & Advocacy Organizations

  • Constitution & Bylaw Structuring

  • Funding & Contribution Agreements

  • Governance Policies

  • Effective Representation

Indigenous Laws

  • Research & Writing

  • Codes of Conduct

  • Decision Processes

General Counsel

  • Indigenous Nations & Communities

  • Regional & Provincial Indigenous Associations

  • Indigenous Businesses & Organizations

Self-Determination

  • Government to Government Relations

  • Co-Management & Regulatory Decision-Making

  • Devolution of Power

Recognition & Reconciliation

  • Strategic planning, negotiation, and drafting
    of agreements and arrangements

  • Shared decision-making, resource revenue sharing,
    and other participation methods

  • Design of consultation processes and implementation
    of accommodation measures

Comprehensive Land Claims

  • Land Claims Negotiations

  • Self-Government Agreements

  • Interim Land Protection Measures

  • Implementation of Treaty Measures

Specific Land Claims

  • Research & Submission of Claims

  • Negotiation & Settlement of Claims

  • Tribunal Preparations & Hearings

  • Federal Court Appeals

Environmental & Regulatory Participation

  • Environmental Policies

  • Joint Regulatory Agreements

  • Participation & Funding Agreements

  • Provincial, Territorial, and National Processes

Financial Management

  • Lending Transactions, Loans & Guarantees

  • Trust Implementation & Management

  • Financial Bylaws & Administration Laws