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Curated resources to support understanding of rights, responsibilities, and legal processes.

This page brings together a collection of public legal education resources designed to support Indigenous individuals, families, and remote communities. These materials come from a variety of sources and include guides, toolkits, and reference documents focused on topics such as wills and estates on Reserve, legal rights, and navigating systems that impact life on and off reserve. Our goal is to make legal information more accessible, understandable, and relevant.

Featured Resource

Legal Information for Indigenous People National Edition

A comprehensive and plain language guide for justice workers, advocates and community members navigating laws affecting Indigenous people.

Comprehensive Resources

  • Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition, 2nd printing

    Easy to understand legal guide.

  • Wrapping Our Ways Around Them, 2nd Edition

    Important Indigenous perspective on child welfare laws.

  • Small Town Justice (BCCLA)

    Experiences with Police in the North

Wills & Estates On Reserve

  • BCLI Wills and Estates On Reserve

    Detailed guidance for estate planning on reserve

  • AFOBCA – How to Write a Will on Reserve

    Step-by-step guide to writing a will

  • ISC Estates Guide

    Federal guidance for estate planning on reserve

Dealing with the Police and Advocacy Tips

  • BCCLA Arrest – Handbook 1

    Overview of rights during arrest

  • BCCLA Arrest – Handbook 2

    Updated guidance on arrest procedures

  • Communicating Effectively with Indigenous Clients, Lorna Fadden

    Strategies for effective client communications in court.

    An Ontario legal services publication

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