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SUMMARY:Law Hour with Shelly Martin\, Mi'kmaw Lawyer from Millbrook First Nation
DESCRIPTION:In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and to mark the beginning of Mi’kmaw History month\, AV���ֲ� Law Hour\, in collaboration with the AV���ֲ� Indigenous Law Students’ Association\, is pleased to invite you to a talk by Shelly Martin (LLB '06)\, a Mi’kmaw lawyer and alumna of the Schulich School of Law.\nAV���ֲ� the Speaker:\nMartin is a Mi’kmaw lawyer and a member of Millbrook First Nation. Her family roots run deeply through Mi’kma’ki: her mother\, Gayda\, lived on the Cole Harbour Reserve alongside Martin's grandparents\, Pat and Lila Phillips\, and great-grandparents\, Charlie and Maggie Phillips (aka: the famous “Aunt Meg” who had a reputation for quiet\, persistent advocacy on treaty rights.)\nMartin first studied broadcast journalism and completed both an undergraduate degree and a Master of Arts in History. She then graduating in 2006 from AV���ֲ� Law School with her LLB when her son James was only six weeks old. \nMartin spent over a decade as legal counsel for Millbrook First Nation\, though she is most proud of her work in negotiating a historic land claim for which a key piece of evidence was a letter written by her great-grandmother. Her work spans both grassroots advocacy and high-level policy. She co-chairs the Tripartite Justice Committee\, has vetted judicial candidates for Nova Scotia’s superior courts\, and serves on the Chief’s Committee on Justice and the National Chief’s Children’s Commission at the Assembly of First Nations.\nPassionate about culture and community\, she also serves on the Curatorial Advisory Board for the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre and the Board of the Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation.\n\nAdditional Information: Pizza will be provided.\n\nContact Information: lawhour@dal.ca
LOCATION:Weldon Law Building\, Room W105\n6061 University Ave.
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