First Nation Client Services and Resources
All of our services are available to anyone who qualifies.
However, some services we offer may be of particular interest to First Nations peoples within the District of Manitoulin, including:
- Name changes on Government ID to reclaim traditional or original names;
- Wills and Powers of Attorney for First Nation people whether they live inside or outside of Manitoulin’s First Nation communities;
- Assistance with filling out class action applications specific to First Nation claims (e.g., Federal Indian Hospitals Settlement; Indian Boarding Homes);
- Assistance with Applications to be named Administrator of an Estate with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC);
- Record Suspension (Pardon) applications, recognizing the widespread discrimination against, and overrepresentation of, Indigenous peoples in policing and in the criminal justice system;
- Commissioning of Statutory Declarations and other documents.
If there are other services requested that we are not able to provide, we will try to connect you with resources that can help.
Resources:
Manitoulin Legal Clinic was one of 11 Northern Region Community Legal Clinics who participated in an Indigenous Legal Needs Assessment, which is available to read here.
United Chiefs and Councils of Mnidoo Mnising (UCCMM) Justice Program
http://www.uccmm.ca/justice.html
Wiikwemkoong Justice
https://wiikwemkoong.ca/community/governance-and-justice/
Human Rights Legal Support Centre – Indigenous Services
https://hrlsc.on.ca/indigenous-services/
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
https://humanrights.ca/story/the-united-nations-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples
Anishnabek Resource for Women Leaving Shelters: The Anishinabek Nation’s Nshiimenhiig (My Sisters Toolkit) is for women and girls leaving shelters and returning to their communities after experiencing intimate partner violence. It focuses on empowering them, promoting leadership, and developing culturally relevant and community-based solutions to violence.
https://cleoconnect.ca/resource/yourlegalrights/anishinabek-resource-for-women-leaving-shelters/