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Legal information for Indigenous people: National edition / Anne Fletcher, editor ; Marion Anderson, editorial assistant ; Kylie Schadt, Scott Leslie and Tania Wang, legal researchers; Frances Rosner, supervising lawyer; Lorna Lam, designer, Allegra Marketing Print Mail Signage, Vancouver.'

Fletcher, Anne, (editor.). Anderson, Marion, (editor). Schadt, Kylie, (contributor.). Leslie, Scott, (contributor.). Wang, Tania, (contributor.). Rosner, Frances, (contributor.). Lam, Lorna, (designer.). Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program (publisher). Law Foundation of British Columbia. (funder).

Summary:

"Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition provides basic & accessible legal information for Indigenous people across the continent who are facing legal issues discussed in the chapters below, including Indigenous rights & protections, civil rights, justice resources, children & families, prisons, crossing the border, how the Indian Act impacts wills & estates, income security, class actions, and more. It explains how the laws in Canada can vary for people based on their Indigeneity."

Record details

Physical Description: 90 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Edition: National edition.
Publisher: Bella Coola, British Columbia : Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program, [2024].
Copyright: 2024

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Published in Bella Coola on the traditional and unceded territory of the Nuxalk Nation"--Acknowledgements page.

"This document does not contain legal advice. This document was prepared with the assistance of PBSC UBC law student volunteers. PBSC volunteers are not lawyers and they are not authorized to provide legal advice. This document contains general discussion of certain legal and related issues only. If you require legal advice, please consult with a lawyer."--Acknowledgements page.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:

"This booklet also available for download on Facebook @BCLegalAdvocates and on Clicklaw Wikibooks at http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca "--Title page verso.

"For [print] copies contact BCLAP, Box 309, Bella Coola, BC, V0T 1C0"--Title page verso